2. EPA‐qualified fire suppression agent that allows flight attendants to safely and
effectively suppress lithium battery fires aboard commercial aircraft.

3. battery-related incidents – “smoke, fire, extreme heat or
explosion” between 1991 and 2012
Source: FAA, 1991-2012,
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/aircarrier_info
/media/Battery_incident_chart.pdf

4. UPS Flight 006
September 3, 2010, Dubai, flight carrying a large shipment of lithium
batteries crashes after a fire starts in the cargo compartment. FAA raises
concerns about lithium fires in SAFO 10017.

5. Lithium fires will increase

6. “Identify alternative extinguishing agents and
procedures for use in in-flight fires involving
lithium batteries. The unique properties of lithium
battery fires require specialised extinguishing
agents and procedures.”
– Royal Aeronautical Society, 2013

7. (1) Utilize a Halon, Halon replacement or water extinguisher
to extinguish the fire and prevent its spread to additional
flammable materials.
(2) After extinguishing the fire, douse the device with water
or other non-alcoholic liquids to cool the device and
prevent additional battery cells from reaching thermal
runaway.
Current Procedure: FAA SAFO 09013

8.  FAA acknowledges water only “usually” cools a laptop
battery fire – effectiveness depends on factors such as
number of batteries/intensity of fire which airline may
have no control over
 Research from National Renewable Energy
Laboratories indicates that “The only extinguisher that
will work on a Lithium-ion Battery fire is a Class D Fire
Extinguisher or Dry Sand or Dry Table Salt.”
Halon/water: ineffective and unsafe
Source: Company tests; SAFO 10017; AC 20-42D; “Safety Hazards of
Batteries,” National Renewable Energy Laboratories,
http://www.nrel.gov/education/pdfs/lithium‐ion_battery_safety_hazards.pdf

9. effective not toxic no
reactivity
LIFE Kit: safer and more effective than
Halon/water

10. EPA finds Firebane® 1170 and Firebane® 1179 acceptable as
substitutes for Halon 1211 for use as streaming agents {Federal
Register Vol. 76, No. 192/Tuesday, October 4, 2011/Rules and
Regulations 61273}
EPA finds Firebane® 1170 and Firebane® 1179 acceptable as
substitutes for Halon 1211 for use as streaming agents {Federal
Register Vol. 76, No. 192/Tuesday, October 4, 2011/Rules and
Regulations 61273}
EPA Qualified AlternativeEPA Qualified Alternative

11. “This new innovation counters the threat of on‐board
cabin fires caused by lithium batteries and supplements
current FAA protocol,” said Kent Faith, CEO of
SpectrumFX. “Our biodegradable solution will be the
only agent on‐board that can extinguish the toughest
reactive metal fires and avoid the dangers of Halon.”

12. SpectrumFX recommends that 2 LIFE Kits should be in the cabin of a single aisle
commercial airliner and 1 small LIFE Kit in the cockpit.

13. Contact us
Kent Faith, CEO
Kent.Faith@spectrumfx.net
(00) 1 918-740-4484
Tulsa, Oklahoma USA

14. Appendix
“On a typical flight, a single aisle jet carrying 100 passengers could
have over 500 lithium batteries on board. These devices are not tested
or certified nor are they necessarily maintained to manufacture’s [sic]
recommendations. Replacement batteries from questionable sources
(‘grey market’) can be contained within devices.”
-Royal Aeronautical Society Report, 2013