- A new and revolutionary method for efficient fire fighting, cutting and rescue work.

CCS COBRA is an efficient tool for piercing and cutting in all types of material. The water jetting technique for cutting is producing a spray and mist which has a cooling and extinguishing capability. This water jetting method has a broad range of applications in rescue works and in fire fighting. CCS COBRA is a hydraulic operated system, remotely controlled from a ladder platform, 'skylift' or any other suitable base of operation.

• A high pressure water pump - 300 bar/50 liters per minute
• Slurry pressure cylinder of 20 liters
• Panel for flow control
• Hydraulically operated lance for cutting and extinguishing

Firefighting with the CCS COBRA
CCS COBRA may cut any size of hole in a roof, wall, door of a house in order to ventilate/evacuate heat and smoke. At the same time as cutting takes place the water-mist transforms into steam. This process consumes a lot of energy taken from the heat of the fire. The environment around the fire is cooled down as well as oxygen is consumed and dampening the fire.

CCS COBRA has a very efficient extinguishing capability with the use of a limited amount of water, whereby the secondary damages from water and destroyed constructions can be minimized. The mist of water, created by the high pressure and by the patented nozzle, transforms into steam when it reaches the fire. This transformation from mist to steam is cooling down the heat of the often dangerous gazes and at the same time extinguishing the fire.

Working in hazardous areas
CCS COBRA and its patented cold cutting method facilitates cutting in hazardous areas. Cutting takes place with no appreciable temperature rise and is the safest known cutting method for use in flammable environment. It can be used i.e. for cutting in and around petroleum cisterns, gas pipes, air planes, tanker vessels etc.

Tests by Swedish Rescue Agency
A range of tests with CCS COBRA has been carried out by Swedish Rescue Agency (SRV). The results from the cutting as well as from the extinguishing capabilities have exceeded the most optimistic expectations. The SRV-tests include measurement of 'optimal' water and abrasive mix , choice of nozzles for efficient cutting and fire-extinguishing capabilities , power requirements for creating most efficient abrasive water jet stream etc. The most important outcome from the SRA-tests concerns the excellent fire-extinguishing capabilities achieved.

The water/abrasive jetting is cutting through any dissimilar and discontinuous materials. Difficult materials as stainless steel, ceramics, kevlar, rubber, asfalt board and sandwich constructions are easily cut with CCS COBRA. Roofs and walls of most buildings is normally pierced or cut through much faster and safer than with any other known method.

Constucted to fit the skylifts of BRONTO
CCS COBRA has been developed and constructed to fit the 'skylifts' of BRONTO. Pressure vessels and high pressure water pumps together with the flow control panel is mounted on the chassis of the vehicle and utilizing the power of the engine through a gearbox or hydraulic pump to produce the necessary energy of the water/abrasive for the cutting and fire fighting.

A single 1/2" hose from the pressure vessel, up through the telescopic ladder to the rescue cage transports the water and the abrasive to the nozzle. The hydraulically operated COBRA-lance is mounted on the ladder-cage. The control panel with its hydraulic and electrical control system is integrated with the other BRONTO control features mounted on the 'dash board' in the cage.