Backpack sprayers are a useful tool for
controlling small scale fires or those
occurring in confined spaces. BETE is
a leading supplier of backpack
sprayers and following successful
trials in early 2006, Essex County Fire
and Rescue Service (ECFRS), invested
in 150 flexible backpack sprayers.

Sprayers consist of a lightweight,
thermo-welded flexible tank, a
manually operated pump and a soft
bag design which provides comfort
and manoeuvrability in confined
spaces, as well as convenient storage.

The non-pressurised backpack
delivers a throw range equivalent to
that of a pressurised vessel (a 3m
spray and up to a 12m jet).However,
as a non-pressurised unit it does not
require the costly equipment checks
required on pressurised vessels.