American - Fire Boom
American Fireboom is a fire resistant oil boom that was originally developed in conjunction with 3M and produced under license. Thousands of feet of this boom were supplied around the world for insitu burning (ISB) operations. This product is a first generation fire boom using ceramic floats. During the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico, American Fireboom and Elastec`s Hydro-Fire® Boom were the top two performing ISB systems.
American Fireboom is a fire resistant floating containment barrier that looks and behaves like a conventional oil spill boom but can support deliberately controlled combustion. It employs a unique high-temperature resistant core and ceramic fabric components that retain their integrity from -65 F to more than 2,000 F. During the Gulf of Mexico controlled burn operations, this oil boom withstood burns up to 11 hours in duration. This fire resistant oil containment boom has also been successfully tested in field trials (UK, Newfoundland) and the Exxon Valdez.
This ISB boom covered in sacrificial PVC material, is manufactured with high-temperature resistant materials including stainless steel knitted mesh, ceramic flotation, and built-in stainless steel tension cable. American FireBoom may be packaged for transport, storage and deployment using one of several systems; containers, open trays or airborne pallets.
- High-temperature resistant core and ceramic fabric compenents
- Withstood controlled burns up to 11 hours in duration
- Deployed in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill