Fire Attack: Door Open vs Door Closed

This video demonstrates the use of the door to control the air intake to reduce thermal insult to fire personnel and better control the fire. When you watch this video observe the area inside the door and above the attack position. The fire attack was done with a low expansion foam tube flowing 20 gpm of % Novacool solution through a 1“ attack line. When the door is open the fire continues to grow as the amount of air flowing into the room allows the fire to overcome the 20 gpm Novacool solution st