Ultra Guard Wales Fire & Rescue

To watch the Ultra Guard water mist system in action is a fantastic experience, especially if you haven’t seen it before. As well as being an incredibly fast and effective method of fire suppression, it is also extraordinary how little water damage is left behind once the fire is extinguished. It certainly impressed the Wales Fire & Rescue service when we organised a demonstration at their fire house in Dolgellau, so much so that they have now decided to purchase these units.

Working closely with their Community Team Safety Manager Paul Scott, we set up a very realistic fire scenario, constructing a 4 metres square room containing a crib. Immediately this was set alight, the system sprung into operation.

• Within 25 seconds the smoke detector linked to Ultra Guard had detected the smoke from the crib and set up a 10-minute discharge of water mist.
• While the system was discharging, we turned Ultra Guard off at the mains to show how the system could operate just as effectively under its 7-day emergency battery power supply.
• Within seconds, the flames were out.
• While extinguishing the flames, the mist had also dampened the air within the room, preventing the fire spreading to other combustible materials.
• Additionally, the mist demonstrated its invaluable property of cleansing the air. Normally, any occupants in the vicinity of the fire would have to crawl out beneath the smoke level, but with Ultra Guard they can evacuate normally and without breathing difficulties. This is a tremendous safety asset.
•  After the 10 minute discharge was over, there were only a few smouldering embers left, which were extinguished a few minutes later by the moisture left in the air.

Live demonstrations are always invaluable for showing a system in operation. No matter how many facts and statistics you present, there is nothing to beat seeing a water mist system cope with a real fire hazard.

As well as safeguarding life and preventing the spread of fire, water mist minimises the very serious problem of water damage. Ultra Guard only discharges 11 litres of water per minute as compared with 100 litres per minute emitted by a conventional water sprinkler. The figures speak for themselves.

The 10 minutes of effective fire fighting conducted by Ultra Guard gives Fire & Rescue personnel time to arrive at an incident. As any professional fire fighter knows, time is of the essence and can make all the difference in preventing serious loss or personal injury.