THE LAST day of the WA Safety Show has seen fire fighters testing their skills in putting out a real fire.
The skills test was held at 1.30pm outside the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, on 14 August 2008.
Safety Direct Solutions and Bullex will use the Xtreme ITS ‘smart’ extinguisher to demonstrate the best way to put out fires.
The propane burners provide flames which respond to ultrasonic signals from the fire extinguisher nozzle. If the trainee aims at the base of the fire and sweeps the extinguisher properly, the flames will go out.
According to organisers of the show, the first two days of the inaugural event have seen more than 2500 people attending. A number of Australia’s biggest corporations were also present.