Tanks & Mobile Bladders

Fighting fires from helicopters is becoming more common as authorities appreciate the cost effectiveness of getting to fires quickly before they take hold. However, getting water where it is needed is often a challenge in rugged and remote bushland. GAAM supplies a range of portable water storage reservoir tanks and helicopter buckets from Fireflex. The rugged sides of the tanks are self supporting and the tanks can be filled on any reasonably flat surface.

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Fireflex

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The FireFlex™ is a backpack tank with a hand pump for fire control by ground personnel. The pump can be equipped with a reservoir for foam concentrate. The hand pumps are made of rugged engineering grade thermoplastic by Scotty.

Backpack Features

  • Capacity - 5 USG (19 L)
  • Heavy duty; ultraviolet resistant industrial fabric, lap welded seams
  • Compact  and collapsible for easy storage
  • Designed for back comfort; maximum weight is 4-1/2 lbs. (2 kg) empty and 42 lbs. (19 kg)  full
  • Quick release sternum straps
  • Smooth,  comfortable shoulder harness system
  • 4" (101 mm) filler cap (positive seal)
  • Built-in  debris screen in fill valve
  • Extremely  durable
  • Quick  connect couplings to backpack
  • Field  repairable

Pump Features

  • Rust  proof
  • Designed  for easy field maintenance
  • Can  be operated with left or right hand
  • Garden  hose threads
  • Brass  cylinder with hi-impact plastic cover
  • Field  repairable

Bambi Bucket®

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Lightweight, strong, flexible fire fighting bucket with its relatively low-cost 'plug-n play' capability. The fabric selection considers the perfect blend between tensile strength, puncture-proof, abrasion resistance and resilient coating adhesion into developing the fire fighting product.


Fireflex LP

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Open top water tank for Structural Firefighting

Fully selfsupporting, open top tank designed for structural firefighting
in rural areas. Low profile (LP) to allow easy filling by any tanker dumping
system.

Features

  • Frameless; no parts to assemble and can easily be set up by one person
  • Lowest weight/highest strength
  • Durable and rugged fabric which is mold and mildew resistant
  • Solid floatation collar rises automatically; no inflation required
  • Compact for easy storage
  • Highly visible contrast of tank colours (orange tank/white collar)
  • Multi-point tie down system
  • Extra large top opening
  • Low maintenance; easy to clean and repair
  • Easy discharge through standard 3" NPT outlets
  • Lifting strap for tank cleaning and drying
  • Deployable on slopes up to 7% incline
  • No glued seams
  • No inflation required

blue_arrow Download Fireflex LP Datasheet


Stilwell

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Helicopter transportable Water Cell
Stilwell Flyer™ helicopter slung containers permit efficient transportation of water, foam retardants and potable water. May be
slung from helicopters in configurations of one or more. Fabric
Stilwell Flyer containers are constructed from PVC coated woven polyester fabric which has excellent flexibility and strength characteristics.

  • The fabric is rip stop constructed which prevents tears from spreading.
  • Double side coating for easy cleaning
  • All-welded construction
  • Remains flexible at low temperatures

blue_arrow Download Stilwell Datasheet


Green Dragon

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A ground ignition launcher that is a fully automated Plastic Sphere Dispenser (PSD) machine incorporating upgraded technology and user-friendly features, this providing a broader range of burning capability while improving safety and performance in the field. The Green Dragon tool is intended to supplement ground drip torch and aerial burning applications.


Red Dragon

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The Red Dragon dispenser is controlled using a hand-held remote which allows the operator to select various dispensing speeds.  This level of control is a significant advancement over the past where the helicopter would have to change speed to achieve the same result.  Additional convenience features include a re-settable sphere counter, a larger capacity hopper, easy to use drain valves, a user-friendly tethered remote control and a removable base to provide easy installation in various helicopter configurations.


FlexPak

The  FlexPak™ is a backpack tank with a hand pump for fire control by ground  personnel. The pump can be equipped with a reservoir for foam concentrate. The  hand pumps are made of rugged engineering grade thermoplastic by Scotty.

Backpack Features

  • Capacity  - 5 USG (19 L)
  • Heavy  duty; ultraviolet resistant industrial fabric, lap welded seams
  • Compact  and collapsible for easy storage
  • Designed  for back comfort; maximum weight is 4-1/2 lbs. (2 kg) empty and 42 lbs. (19 kg)  full
  • Quick  release sternum straps
  • Smooth,  comfortable shoulder harness system
  • 4"  (101 mm) filler cap (positive seal)
  • Built-in  debris screen in fill valve
  • Extremely  durable
  • Quick  connect couplings to backpack
  • Field  repairable

Pump Features

  • Rust  proof
  • Designed  for easy field maintenance
  • Can  be operated with left or right hand
  • Garden  hose threads
  • Brass  cylinder with hi-impact plastic cover
  • Field  repairable