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| − | A fire-fighting device, the fire wand uses a focused electrical field to push, bend and put out flames. The wand creates a field of around 1,000,000 volts per metre, which disconnects flame from the heat and fuel at its base, thus snuffing the fire. | + | A [[Fire Wand]] is a fire-fighting device, the fire wand uses a focused electrical field to push, bend and put out flames. The wand creates a field of around 1,000,000 volts per metre, which disconnects flame from the heat and fuel at its base, thus snuffing the fire. |
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:17.0pt;font-family: Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#3A3A3A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In shape, the fire wand is a rod, around 300mm long, with a moulded handle at one end. The rod is connected to a power pack, via a heavy duty cable. To use the fire wand, the device is activated and waved towards the flames, with a slashing or waving motion. </span> | <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:17.0pt;font-family: Helvetica;mso-fareast-font-family:"TimesNewRoman";mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica; color:#3A3A3A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">In shape, the fire wand is a rod, around 300mm long, with a moulded handle at one end. The rod is connected to a power pack, via a heavy duty cable. To use the fire wand, the device is activated and waved towards the flames, with a slashing or waving motion. </span> | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 12 January 2018
| Fire Wand | |
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| Type | Tool |
| Tech Level | TL–12 |
| Cost | Cr350 |
| Size | 30.0 cm long |
| Weight | 2.0 kg |
| Manufacturer | Various |
A Fire Wand is a fire-fighting device, the fire wand uses a focused electrical field to push, bend and put out flames. The wand creates a field of around 1,000,000 volts per metre, which disconnects flame from the heat and fuel at its base, thus snuffing the fire.
In shape, the fire wand is a rod, around 300mm long, with a moulded handle at one end. The rod is connected to a power pack, via a heavy duty cable. To use the fire wand, the device is activated and waved towards the flames, with a slashing or waving motion.
Different-sized power-packs are used with fire wands. Shipboard or domestic models use a small belt-mounted pack, around 200mm high, 150mm wide and 100mm thick and weighing 1kg, while the larger models used by professional fire-fighters feature a large backpack-mounted pack, around 600mm high, 250mm wide and 100mm thick and weighing 4kg. The smaller models give 10.0 minutes of use, larger models give 1 hour of use.