FireIce Home Defense Unit

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Since the wildfires in the past few weeks, this company has been marketing a home defense unit to protect a home from approaching fire:

http://www.fireice.com/fireice/gt-HDU.aspx

I don't know if this is the safest thing to do. Wildfires can be easily pushed and intensified by wind, and may result in the homeowner delaying evacuation, and possibly putting themselves in harm's way.

If it was my home, I would definetly use it. But is it seomething that FD's should endorse?

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When hanging out At Rescue 2 in brooklyn last year a firefighter was demonstrating it, It did work, But the thing is its one thing use it on a newspaper and another on a house. But i would assume you use a garden hose to douse your house.

[antiquefirelt 994]

Last week around the table we we're talking about the efficacy of using a similar product (Bernzomatic Cold Coat) that I'd bought at Home Depot and used while sweating pipes with a torch in tight places. For the relatively low price of the small bottle it seemed like sooner or later it would be marketed as home protection from wildfires. That was damn quick! Guess I missed my chance at a patent. I think I like the powered sprayer, the little hand bottles would getting tedious after a bit.