Lithium battery fires are already on your call sheet. FCL-X FD rides on the rig in a sealed pail — scoop it into the tank, recirculate, and attack. Plus a full line of extinguishers for the station and the businesses you protect.
FCL-X FD is the fire department version of FCL-X — the same PFAS-free agent, in powder form, sealed in a pail that lives in a compartment on your rig. No dedicated tank, no foam cell, no plumbing changes.
When the call is lithium, open the pail, scoop it into the booster tank, and run the pump on recirculation to blend it. From then on, every gallon you flow is working on the battery — penetrating the cells, stopping reignition, and neutralizing the hydrogen fluoride gas your crew would otherwise be breathing.
It's the FCL-X product most departments order, because it works with the truck you already have.
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Powder in a sealed pail. It rides in a compartment until the call needs it — no tank space, no system to maintain.
Lithium on scene? Open the pail and scoop FCL-X FD straight into the booster tank. One person, one pail.
Run the pump on tank recirculation to blend it, then go to work. The attack line is now flowing FCL-X.
A lithium-ion fire doesn't burn the stored electricity. It burns the battery itself — electrolyte, cathode, separator. A full-pack thermal runaway in a large e-bike or scooter can peak at 218,000 BTU/hr, more than a gallon of burning Jet-A. Cells hit 800°C, and the pack makes its own oxygen as it goes.
Thermal runaway also vents hydrogen fluoride gas — colorless, toxic, and corrosive to lungs. FDNY tests documented just 15 seconds from first visible smoke to windows blowing out of a residence.
E-bikes, scooters, hoverboards, power tools, forklifts, golf carts, solar lights. FDNY has logged record years for lithium-caused structure fires. If it has a lithium-ion battery, it has this risk — in every department's first-due area.
Every FCL-X product — the FD pail and every extinguisher — uses the same water-based, PFAS-free agent made in Georgia, USA. It soaks into the battery structure, reaches the cells in active runaway, and interrupts the chain reaction at the source.
Penetrates the cells. Rapid thermal cooling — faster than any dry agent. Stops reignition with a thermal barrier that keeps cells from re-entering runaway hours later. Neutralizes HF gas by binding it into non-hazardous salts, cutting respiratory exposure for occupants and the crew going in.
NTA 8133 certified. UL Class A. PFAS-free. Made in USA. SafeLabs validated. No forever chemicals, no harmful residue, safe indoors around electronics and equipment.
Want FCL-X FD on your rigs, extinguishers in your stations, or a recommendation for the businesses in your district? We'll get you the right products and get them placed.
A cell in runaway makes its own oxygen from the cathode. Smothering and displacing air don't stop the internal reaction — the pack relights the moment the agent settles. NFPA and UL researchers classify dry chem as ineffective on lithium-ion.
Can cool a pack, but takes enormous volume, flashes to steam on 800°C cells, and leaves the reaction free to relight once you shut down. No effect on HF gas.
AFFF carries PFAS "forever chemicals." Halon's banned. Neither reaches the cells. FDNY and UL Research Institutes flagged both as inadequate for lithium-ion thermal runaway.
One PFAS-free agent, packaged for every risk. Departments usually start with FCL-X FD for the rigs, then add extinguishers for stations and recommend them to the businesses and homeowners they protect. Full technical data and SDS live on the FCL-X site.
The one most departments order. Sealed pail rides on the apparatus; on scene it goes in the booster tank and blends by recirculation. Turns the water you already carry into a lithium-fire agent — no plumbing changes.
Maximum-capacity wheeled system for municipal fire departments, industrial emergency response, and large-scale lithium operations.
Wheeled industrial unit for high-risk environments — warehouses, service facilities, charging stations, large battery quantities.
Purpose-built for small lithium fires — e-bikes, e-scooters, power tools, everyday electronics. Lightweight and fast to grab when seconds matter.
Compact enough for any charging area, effective on full-pack thermal runaway in small devices — tools, laptops, tablets, e-bikes.
More agent for spaces with a higher concentration of lithium — e-bike racks, golf cart bays, marine electronics.
Maximum portable capacity with extended discharge for higher-energy battery risks where multiple large packs are in service.
Class A certified. Effective on large battery packs, EV fires, and industrial battery storage. Rapid knockdown and thermal containment, with ReCharge refills stocked at Heiman.
Protecting a business or a home? The full risk breakdown — heat comparisons, real incident reports, and scenarios for garages, offices, and warehouses — lives on our Heiman Industrial lithium fire page. The buying conversation is usually which unit fits the risk, not which unit exists.
Lithium fire protection isn't a box you drop-ship and forget. It's a risk you assess.
Heiman is the authorized FCL-X dealer for the region. We stock FCL-X FD and the full extinguisher line, help you decide how many pails each rig should carry and where they ride, and advise on which units belong in your stations. Same family, same shop in Sioux Falls since 1947.
FD pails for every engine in the county, a 100 Liter unit for the apparatus floor, or a recommendation for the business owner who just asked you about the e-bikes in his warehouse — call us.
FCL-X FD pails and the extinguisher line carried in Sioux Falls, from 20oz up to wheeled units. When you need it on a rig or in a building, we're not waiting on a drop-ship.
Heiman builds apparatus. If you've got a truck on order or in planning, we'll plan compartment space for FCL-X FD pails from the start instead of finding room later.
Your local Heiman rep looks at the actual risk, recommends the right units, makes sure they're placed and documented — and keeps the 2.5 Gallon units in service with ReCharge refills.
A discharged extinguisher is a gap in protection. Our FCL-X ReCharge 2.5 Gallon refills restore your unit to full service with the same water-based, PFAS-free agent — handled by the same people who sold it to you. Used an FD pail on a call? We'll get you a replacement fast.
For departments putting FCL-X FD on their rigs, adding extinguishers to stations, or spec'ing it into a new build — talk to a person. Ready to order FD pails? They're in our online store. For a formal quote on any FCL-X product, use the request form.
