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Turn your combine into a firetruck before harvest time

By Kristen Sindelar Lee Agri-Media Reporter
Sep 4, 2024
Sep 4, 2024

Combine fire suppression 5 - worked.jpg — Fires on other equipment or burning debris in the field can be extinguished with the 50-foot-long manual fire hose, included on all models of the combine fire suppression kit.
Photo by 1st Fire Safety

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By Kristen Sindelar Lee Agri-Media Reporter

Combine fire suppression 2 - worked.jpg — The high-expansion foam used for the combine fire suppression kit is the same Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) used by fire departments.
Photo by 1st Fire Safety

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Combine fire suppression 1 - worked.jpg — When equipment is working out in a field, oftentimes the nearest fire department is miles away. Fires are a major concern in the dry conditions of harvest.
Submitted photo

Combine fire suppression 4 - worked.jpg — The 30-gallon tank provides enough high-expansion foam to cover a combine six times.
Photo by 1st Fire Safety

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