FireShell – The Modern Fire Retardant Textile Solution to Contain & Extinguish Vehicle Fires & Battery Fires
FireShell is a range of modern textile products, specially designed to provide a thermal barrier that can cope with the heat and explosive capability of lithium batteries. The FireShell range comprises products designed for use by firefighters and members of the public.
The Initial Idea
Firefighting blankets for the modern era of electric vehicles and lithium batteries
For many years, one of the earliest and most successful methods of fighting fires has been to smother the fire with some form of blanket. Despite its simplicity, and the fact that blankets have been around for hundreds of years, the first response tactic of smothering the fire is a sound firefighting principle that can still be applied to this modern problem.
The key to success is to use modern fire-resistant textiles that can withstand the heat and shock of all car fires, including lithium battery fires such as our unique and purpose made PARATEC FIRESHELL EXTREME fabric (patent pending). FireShell have developed 4 initial product ranges.
The FireShell Response
Best in Class Fire Blankets & Battery Safety Solutions
FireShell products are specifically designed to provide a thermal barrier that can cope with the heat and explosive capability of vehicle fires and modern battery fires, including lithium batteries. Our FireShell range of products are manufactured using modern textile materials and use our unique PARATEC FIRESHELL EXTREME fabric (patent pending).
FireShell FireBlanket
Large Fire Blanket for Cars & Large Vehicles
A large fire blanket for all cars including electric cars. Some examples of its applications include car parks, car rental depots, workshops, ferries, charging stations, highway patrol (AA, RAC) and vehicle recovery companies.
FireShell Backpack
Easy carrying and access for FireShell products
The FireShell Backpack is a lightweigh yet sturdy backpack that provides an easy soltion for carrying and accessing the primary FireShell products. The backpack is an ideal solution for security guards and carpark attendants etc.
FireShell FireFleece
Smaller Fire Blanket for Smaller Vehicles
A smaller fire blanket for vehicles such motorcycles, mobility scooters, forklift trucks, etc.
FireShell SinBin
Safe Quarantine of Lithium Batteries
Our sin bins containers enable potentially dangerous batteries to be quarantined to avoid a potentially dangerous thermal event.
FireShell FireBag
Safe Transport of Lithium Batteries
A safe transport and storage solution, our purpose made range of bags protect lithium batteries in transit.
Extinguishing Lithium Battery Fires
The FireShell range of modern textile products are specially designed to provide a thermal barrier that can cope with the heat and explosive capability of lithium batteries.
Lithium batteries are a major asset to reduce the impact of climate change but they do represent a new fire problem – it’s called thermal runaway – and causes an accelerating release of heat inside a cell. Thermal stability is lost, the single cell fire quickly spreads from cell to cell, and soon cell venting, fire, and occasionally explosion occurs.
FireShell - Fire Retardent Quality Guarunteed
Our approach has two major attributes – the quality of our material and the fact that the textiles used have been specifically selected and tested to make sure they can solve a specific set of fire related problems. The challenge is that the material of the textile must be able to withstand heat and fire intensity of new energy technologies such as lithium batteries.
Heat Resistance
The key attribute of FireShell fire retardent materials is an ability to withstand the heat and fire load generated by car fires, including electric vehicle fires.
Shock/explosion resistance
The FireShell shock and explosion resistant fabric can offer protection against explosions, flying debris or shrapnel from within vehicle and battery fires.
Abrasion resistance
The FireShell material abrasion resistance helps to keep the material’s original structure, extending the life of the blanket for multi fire use up to at least 5 fires.
Non-conductive, and water/weather resistant
A FireShell blanket could be left outside in all weathers, and after use be easily cleaned and decontaminated, making it possible to repair for multiple use and value for money.
Our Sectors & Customers
Despite being a very new company, we already have a strong customer base which includes large car parks, urban and rural fire and rescue agencies, private fire and rescue agencies, shopping centres and waste sites.
The FireShell Brand
FireShell is the brand name for a range of modern technical textile products that are designed and manufactured in the U.K.
The FireShell concept is the result of a collaboration between Packattack Ltd and Dale Intertec Ltd. Packattack have a strong background in firefighting innovation, and Dale Interec are specialist manufacturers and producers of highly technical, innovative textiles.