[Arkinsaw]

Thanks for any comments.

[Centurion2000]

Jesus wept ...... drop these dead soldiers' deaths at the hand of the EPA.

[RightWhale]

Halon removes all the oxygen from the air, and the fire dies immediately. However, any personnel in the same space must also leave immediately or they will suffocate due to lack of oxygen. Unless the crew has another source of breathing supplies, they will need to exit the vehicle until it is aired out.

[Greeblie]

The EPA in their infinite stupidity is removing Halon where ever it's found. We had to remove it from our computer room. Halon messes with the OZONE layer, don't you know? That's much more important that some dead bodies...

I'm sure this is Clintons fault too...

[Free the USA]

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[stupid1]

If the GOV'T had this stuff, called FLAME OUT, the fire wouldn't have been a problem. This product is obviously the best fire extinguishing material available. But the Co. lacks the funds to payoff the right people to get the military contract. Go check it out.
http://www.seci-us.com/flameout.htm

[Desdemona]

When I worked in the Archives and Rare Books Division of a MAJOR med school (millions and millions of dollars worth of irreplacable books and artifacts), we had a Halon system which was slated to be removed, like about now. I don't remember exactly why, but it was FDA or OSHA. Someone else mentioned Halon bonds with oxygen - then it sinks (like CFCs those molecules are heavy). The idea, as I understood it, was to give the people time to get out. After bonding with the oxygen it becomes inert, I think. Something like that. The valence shell fills, I know that much. Anyway, there would be enough time to get out and then the fire supressed due to lack of oxygen. RIght?

Dumb Dumb Dumb. Removing those systems is a total overreation. It's a remnant of the early 90's ozone hysteria.

[VOA]

This weekend two soldiers died from a fire in an M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
at Fort Hood, Texas.

One good thing...this incident got mentioned on Paul Harvey's News and Comments
today (Tues 7-30-02)