Why don't firemen use fire extinguishing grenades?

Cost effectiveness is the real issue. You have a job to do. You want to get it DONE well. And you don't want to spend more money than you have to, to do it well. These 'fire grenades' if you will, don't come cheap. While they CAN be handy in specific situations… they are not a solution for all fire problems. read more

"When you don't have a truck, and you don't have water, you've got to do something," he says, adding that West Milford ended up using less than 200 gallons (750 liters) of water to extinguish a fire that easily could have required 6,000 gallons (22,700 liters) to put out. read more

Today, most of the manufacturers refer to their products as a "fire suppression generator." But I’m pretty sure that the term fire grenade is still catchy, especially with firefighters. Call them what you will, modern fire grenades do not explode like a grenade. read more