Myths About FARS
Myth #1:
Air is NOT Essential in the Fire Attack
Fact: Interior attack requires three things: Firefighters, Water and Air.
Interior fire attack requires firefighters, air and water. Without air there is no interior fire attack, search or rescue. Without air, water cannot be applied from the interior. Air is the only element that gives firefighters permission to enter or stay in disorienting, toxic and asphyxiating atmospheres.
Myth #2:
Firefighters Don't Need Air in Sprinklered Buildings
FACT: Sprinklers start the water flow. Firefighters bring the air to continue the water spread.
Without air the water flow does not continue. Search, rescue, extinguishment, overhaul and salvage require air. The Firefighter Air Replenishment system (FARS) is a partner to sprinkler systems. Sprinklers contain or control the fire until firefighters arrive for search, rescue, extinguishment, overhaul and salvage.
Myth #3:
FARS Air Made Firefighters Sick
Fact:
FARS has been proven as reliable in countless studies performed by Trace Analytics and NFPA independent studies. No documented evidence exists that FARS made firefighters sick. There was an informal report that an old protype model was reported to have had problems, but it was not a modern Firefighter Air Replenishment System.
Myth #4:
FARS should be removed from fire codes.
Fact: Over 26 states and 400 cities and towns have adopted the FARS Code.
Removing FARS from fire codes is a dangerous proposition. This is the future of firefighter air. With so many jurisdictions relying upon and using the systems, removing the code based on MYTHS and rumor is absolute negligence.