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WORLD'S FIRST
ADJUSTABLE SMOOTHBORE
NOZZLE

Quarter turn goes from solid tight to wide in-line blade

Best-in-Class
FIREFIGHTING TOOLS

 

HEN's patented technology is designed for superior fire suppression
Whether it's an aggressive interior structure attack, or progressive wildland hose lead, HEN’S superior water placement suppresses fire faster, hence conserving water.

HEN BLADE   SERIES NOZZLES

HEN Blade Adjustable SmoothBore Nozzle

Only adjustable SmoothBore nozzle that allows you to go from a solid tight stream to a solid in-line blade pattern

 

HEN HYDRO   SERIES SHUTOFFS

 

HEN Hydro Shutoff 100

High durability shutoff with world’s first metal gate-ball valve, ergonomically designed for superior flow

THE FUTURE OF FIREFIGHTING IS HERE 

HEN Nozzles

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THE WORLD'S FIRST ADJUSTABLE SMOOTHBORE NOZZLE

With a simple quarter turn, our nozzle goes from solid tight stream to solid in-line blade pattern. 

SUPRESSES WILDLAND FIRES FASTER WHILE USING LESS WATER

Our patented blade pattern results in wide coverage and deep penetration for faster vegetation fire suppression

ENHANCED FIRE-FIGHTER SAFETY

Enhanced surface cooling, with less disruption of the thermal layers, leads to faster extinguishment resulting in improved civilian and firefighter safety

Video Credit: Thanks to Ian Bennett of WCFT

Latest Update from Demo Burns in Texas

In Oct 2023, HEN Nozzles conducted a live demonstration burn using modern fuel package in Hillsboro, TX. Partnering with some of the best in the fire industry, like West Coast Fire Training (WCFT), Live Fire Acquired (LFA) and LeGear Engineering FD Consulting (Dennis of LEFDC), the subject matter experts at HEN, Ray McCormack and and Eric Guida developed and approved the burn plan.  A HEN 160GPM@50PSI Blade Nozzle was used on all of the burns with Chief Kyle Romagus as the nozzle operator. All parties assisted in burn designs to ensure that various suppression scenarios where examined safely under very heavy fire conditions these included: a hallway advance, unvented room push, vented room push, multiple room fires, transitional attack, and large area fire. All of the fire attacks where achieved using the HEN's bladed pattern, this was done to demonstrate it's superior characteristics around coverage and extinguishment vs straight of solid streams. The excellent results seen in these videos are related to the Bladed pattern's ability to nearly simultaneously capture, floors, walls, ceilings, fuel packages and gas layers. This is based on its unique triangular shape, which produces an instant and continuous large droplet distribution of suppression water within the space with a concentrated edge of critical flow water cooling all surfaces it passes over.

SEE OUR TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION

Wildland Nozzle Comparison

On left: HEN Blade-45t Nozzle
Suppression Time: 8 seconds
Water Used: 6 gallons

On Right: 3/8" Smoothbore Tip
Suppression Time: 28 seconds
Water Used: 17 gallons

FIRE DEPARTMENTS USING OUR PRODUCTS

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