710495Fire Fighting: New Technology and EquipmentClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKThis proposal is intended to change the way fires are fought. Currently fire fighters, in the main, extinguish fires by applying large amounts of water. This has limitations in the amount available at all fire situations and by the amount of potentially polluting runoff water generated. Any new fire fighting technology must address the fact that Fire and Rescue services worldwide have to cut costs by reducing numbers of personnel and equipment, reducing capital expenditure and yet maintaining safe working practices. The availability of water globally is also a factor driving change. Fire fighting methods have not changed much since Roman times. This concept will bring a new means to extinguish fires, at less cost and still retain safe practice. It is anticipated that this technology will eventually be available in a modular form which can be adapted and modified to make it available across a much wider range of vehicles than current equipment.