The essential performance requirement of a fire blanket is to extinguish a cooking oil fire as detailed in BS EN 1869:1997. Some of the facts about fire blanket performance are stated as below:
- The fire blanket must have the ability to eliminate oxygen from the burning cooking oil to initially extinguish the fire. Good flexibility and draping qualities of the blanket are essential to achieve this aim.
- The design of the fire blanket must then allow the oil to gradually cool to below its self-ignition temperature. The European standard requires that the oil should not re-ignite when the blanket is removed after 17 minutes. This is a very important safety factor.
- Controlled cooling is a key to performance and the Jactone JT510 Premium Range fire blanket has a unique construction that makes it the recognized market leader.
- The JT510 material was designed specifically for a fire blanket and has proved its reliability for over 20 years. It is Kitemarked through the British Standards Institution and performs superbly as a fire blanket when tested in accordance with the performance requirements of EN 1869:1997.
- Jactone JT510 Premium Range fire blankets are and have always been manufactured in the UK in our own purpose-built facility in the heart of the West Midlands. They are constructed from a unique 3-ply material to produce an unblemished safety record unrivaled in the industry, establishing Jactone as the market leader of BSI kitemarked fire blankets.
