INDUSTRIAL & SPECIALTY RESPONSE

ELECTRIC FIRE SKIDS FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

Mobile fire suppression for facilities, work sites, yards and remote industrial assets where a compact response platform can add useful capability.

SITE PROTECTION MOBILE WATER TRUCK & UTV
SITE RESPONSE

FIRE RISK DOESN'T ALWAYS SIT NEXT TO THE MAIN GATE.

Industrial sites can span yards, service roads, remote equipment areas, storage zones and undeveloped property. A mobile fire skid can add onboard water and hose capability to a UTV or truck already used around the facility.

BLZ systems are supplemental mobile suppression equipment and should be integrated into the site's trained emergency plan and required fire-protection systems.

MATCH THE SYSTEM TO THE SITE

HOW DOES YOUR TEAM MOVE?

Choose around vehicle access, payload, response distance and the role the skid will play in the facility's emergency program.

YARDS • SERVICE ROADS

MOVE THROUGH THE FACILITY.

A UTV fire skid can add mobile suppression capability to yards, service roads and remote property where compact access matters.

SYSTEM FIT RANGER 60 • GUARDIAN 80
SUPPORT VEHICLES

ADD WATER TO THE TRUCK ALREADY ON SITE.

A compact truck skid can add onboard water and hose capability to a pickup, flatbed or utility-body vehicle used for facility response.

SYSTEM FIT DEFENDER 100
BRUSH • PROPERTY EDGE

STEP UP THE RESPONSE PLATFORM.

For larger sites or property-edge fire risk, the Defender 200 adds 200 gallons and ultra-high-pressure performance on a truck-based slide-in platform.

SYSTEM FIT DEFENDER 200
INDUSTRIAL FIRE SKIDS

UTV AND TRUCK-BASED SITE RESPONSE.

Use BLZ 24V electric UTV systems when eliminating a dedicated gasoline pump engine is valuable, or step up to Defender truck skids when the site supports a larger response platform.

ENCLOSED & INDOOR OPERATIONS

NO EXHAUST WHERE EXHAUST DOESN'T BELONG.

Fuel-burning pumps, generators, forklifts and vehicles can create carbon monoxide when operated indoors or in partially enclosed areas. OSHA specifically warns employers about this hazard and recommends avoiding fuel-burning equipment and vehicles in enclosed or partially enclosed spaces where carbon monoxide can accumulate.

That is where BLZ's 24V electric UTV fire-skid architecture creates a real operational advantage: the Scout 45, Ranger 60 and Guardian 80 do not use a dedicated gasoline engine to power the fire pump. No skid-engine exhaust. No skid-engine gasoline tank. No pull-start. For facilities that restrict combustion-powered equipment indoors or in contained work areas, that can remove an entire source of exhaust from the suppression package.

This does not mean every electric system is automatically approved for every hazardous location. Classified areas can require specially approved equipment, so the facility's hazard assessment and site rules still control where a system may be used.

FACILITY BUYER QUESTIONS

INDUSTRIAL FIRE SKID FAQ

What is an industrial fire skid? +

An industrial fire skid is a compact water, pump and hose package mounted on a UTV or truck to provide supplemental mobile suppression capability around a facility or work site.

Can an industrial fire skid be mounted in a pickup? +

Yes. Truck-based BLZ Defender systems are designed for compatible pickup, flatbed and utility-body platforms.

When is a UTV fire skid useful on an industrial site? +

A UTV skid is useful when compact access, service roads, yards or remote property make a smaller response vehicle advantageous.

Does a fire skid replace a facility sprinkler or code-required system? +

No. A BLZ fire skid is supplemental mobile suppression equipment and does not replace required fixed fire-protection systems, apparatus, training or code compliance.

What should a facility consider before buying a fire skid? +

Evaluate vehicle payload, water weight, site hazards, response distance, operator training, water supply and the skid's role inside the facility emergency plan.

Why does electric matter in enclosed or contained industrial areas? +

Internal-combustion equipment can produce carbon monoxide and other exhaust gases indoors. OSHA warns employers to avoid fuel-burning equipment and vehicles in enclosed or partially enclosed spaces where carbon monoxide can accumulate and to control exposure through ventilation and other safeguards. BLZ's electric UTV systems eliminate the dedicated gasoline pump engine from the fire skid, so the suppression package itself produces no pump-engine exhaust.

Does electric mean a BLZ skid is approved for every hazardous location? +

No. Electric removes the dedicated combustion engine and its exhaust, but hazardous classified locations can require equipment specifically approved for the atmosphere. BLZ should not be represented as explosion-proof, intrinsically safe or hazardous-location approved unless a specific configuration has that certification.

ADD MOBILE RESPONSE TO THE SITE

SPEC THE RIGHT BLZ PLATFORM.

A BLZ dealer can help match UTV or truck-based suppression capability to the vehicles and response plan already in place.