PREPARED BY-

PATIL P. S.
SUB - INSPECTOR/FIRE
HALON-
HALONs are a group of extinguishing agents
which are stored under pressure in liquid
form and released in such a way as to
vapourise rapidly in a fire zone. They
extinguish fire mainly by interfering with the
chemical reactions involved in the
propagation of flame ,and they posses little
cooling effect.
ADVANTAGES OF HALON AS FIRE
FIGHTING AGENT :-

 EFFECTIVE AND ATTRACTIVE FIRE

PROTECTION AGENT
 INHIBITORY FACTOR
 CLEAN IN NATURE
 LEAVING NO RESIDUE AND SAFE TO USE
 LESS TOXIC
ELECTRICALLY NON CONDUCTIVE
HALONS USED FOR FIRE FIGHTING :-

 Bromo tri fluro Methane ( BTM ) -- Halon 1301

 Bromo chloro difluro Methane ( BCF ) -- Halon 1211
 Di-bromo di fluro Methane ( DTE ) -- Halon 1202
 Di bromo tetra flouro Ethane ( CBM ) -- Halon 2402
 Methyle Iodine ( MB) -- Halon 1001
TOXICITY RATING OF HALON

AGENT CHEMICAL ‘F’ ‘R’ TOXICITY

SYMBOLS FACTOR FACTOR RATING

BTM CBrF3 0.8 0.1 6

BCF CBrClF2 4.5 0.2 5
DTE C2Br2F4 14.0 0.4 4
CBM CH2BrCl 64 2.4 3
CTC CCl4 129 8.1 3
MB CH3Br 11.8 2
INHIBITORY FACTOR OF HALONs :-

AGENTS INHIBITORY FACTOR

BTM (1301 ) 3.5 %

BCF (1211 ) 3.8 %
DTE ( 2402 ) 2.1 %
CBM ( 1011) 4.5 %
MB ( 1001 ) 5.1 %
USES :-
 AS TOTAL FLOODING AGENT FOR
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND
FLAMMABLE LIQUID RISKS
PROTECTION
 IN PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
FOR ALL PURPOSE FIRE EXTINGUISHING

AGENT
DISADVANTAGES OF HALON :-

OZONE LAYER DEPLETION

EFFECTS OF OZONE
LAYER DEPLETION :-

 DAMAGE THE HUMAN EYE

 CAUSE SKIN CANCERS
 REDUCES RATES OF PLANT GROWTH
 UPSET THE BALANCE OF ECO-SYSTEM

SUPPRESSING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE

BODY’s IMMUNE SYSTEMS THAT

INCREASE THE RISKS OF DISEASE.
MONTREAL PROTOCOL AND THE
PHASING OUT PROGRAMME OF
HALON :-
1. PRODUCTION OF HALON 1301 CEASED

AT THE END OF 1993

2. SMALL QUANTITY CAN BE
PRODUCED FOR INTERNAL USE BY
INDIA AND CHINA AS DEVELOPING
ALTERNATIVES OF HALON 1301

1. GASEOUS ALTERNATIVES
2. NON GASEOUS ALTERNATIVES
GASEOUS ALTERNATIVES :-
1. HALO-CORBONS
2. INERTING GASES
3. HCFC
1. HALO-CARBONS -
a) FM 200 ( C3F7H)
b) CEA 410 ( C4F10 )
c) FE 13 ( CHF3)
2. INERT GAS :-
a) INERGEN ( IG 541)
N2-52%, A-40%, CO2-8%

b) ARGONITE (IG 55)

N2-50%, A-50%

c) ARGON (IG 01)

A-100%
HCFC :-
NAFS III (HCFC BLEND A)
HCFC-22--82%, HCFC-123-4.75%,
HCFC-124-9.5%, Organic-3.75%
NON GASEOUS ALTERNATIVES

1. SPRINKLER SYSTEM
2. SPRINKLER PROTECTION WITH
FOAMING AGENT ADDITIVE TO WATER
SUPPLY
3. WATER SPRAY PROTECTION
4. LOW EXPANSION FOAM
5. HIGH EXPANSION FOAM
6. NEW DEVELOPMENT - FINE WATER
SPRAY SYSTEM
ALTERNATIVES FOR HALON 1211

 No like compound found similar

characteristics to HALON 1211 .
 Halon 1211 Ext. should be replaced
when life expired with Co2,DCP,Foam
(AFFF),Water Stream ,Water Fog as per
suitability.
Agent type Effective Effecti Electrica Permeati Stream Effectivene Secondary
Class A ve lly ve range ss weight damage
Class conducti effectiven
B ve ess
HALON GOOD GOOD NO GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD
1211

CARBONDI POOR FAIR NO GOOD POOR POOR POOR

OXIDE

DRY VERY GOOD NO FAIR GOOD GOOD POOR

POWDER GOOD
(MULTI
PURPOSE)
FOAM GOOD GOOD LITTLE POOR GOOD FAIR POOR
(AFFF/
petroseal )
WATER GOOD VERY YES POOR GOOD POOR POOR
STREAM POOR

WATER GOOD FAIR LITTLE FAIR FAIR FAIR FAIR

FOG (FINE
SPRAY)