Redirect Heat, Smoke & Flames
Move flame, heat, and smoke away from structures, equipment, and personnel for point protection.
The World's First Machine-Directed Airflow System
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FIREBREAK
Control the force that drives wildfire.
For the first time, fire crews can fight wind with wind — applying controlled, high-volume airflow to redirect heat, smoke, and flames, protect what matters, and create critical time when traditional methods reach their limits.
U.S. Patent 11,446,687
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A New Operational Capability
Fight Wind
With Wind.
Wildfire operations are dictated by one uncontrollable force: wind. It accelerates spread, intensifies flame, and transports embers that overwhelm containment.
FIREBREAK changes that equation. By generating powerful, directed airflow, crews gain a tool to influence fire behavior — not just react to it. It doesn't replace your engines, your water, or your people. It augments them, adding a layer of control that has never existed in the field.
Rather than adapting to nature, FIREBREAK lets crews shape the conditions that decide the outcome.
What It Does
One Force. Total Command.
Controlled airflow, applied with precision, opens up actions that were never possible before.
Influence Fire Progression
Propagate or impede the flame front on demand — supporting prescribed burns, back burns, and blacklining.
Protect Critical Infrastructure
Defend high-value assets — utilities, tanks, facilities — during rapidly evolving incidents.
Reduce Firefighter Exposure
Sweep heat and smoke off the line, creating safer, more workable conditions near the fire.
Redirect Embers & Firebrands
Help reduce ember-driven spot fire potential beyond the established line.
Create Critical Time
Buy minutes for suppression, evacuation, and containment as conditions worsen.
Proven Output
156MPH
Discharge Velocity
337KCFM
Airflow Rate
6×
Faster Flame Front*
0H₂O
No Water Required
*In field testing, the flame front propagated nearly 6× faster than the adjacent control burn — at only 55% of maximum output. Sustained 337,523 CFM at 4,500 RPM.
Who It's Built For
Wherever Fire Threatens the Line.
Wildfires
Give wildland agencies and incident teams a new tool to support containment, protect infrastructure, and create operational time.
Explore Wildfires →Prescribed Burns
Open the prescription window, burn safer and more completely, and reduce the risk of escape.
Explore Prescribed Burns →Private Industry
Protect people, infrastructure, and operations — keep an on-site unit ready when every minute counts.
Explore Private Industry →The Key Advantage Is Control
Air Control>Fire Control
For generations, wildfire operations have been forced to adapt to natural wind. FIREBREAK introduces the ability to apply controlled airflow where and when it's needed — turning the firefighter's oldest adversary into a tactical asset.
The Technology — M-DAS
Engineered Power.
Built in America.
FIREBREAK is built on the patented Machine-Directed Air Stream System (M-DAS) — a mobile, high-volume airflow platform that uses only the infinite supply of clean air. No water. No chemical suppressants. No soil disruption.
It deploys fast, runs on engine fuel alone for long field stay-times, and transports on any vehicle with a lifting fork.
U.S. Patent 11,446,687
Why It Matters
FIREBREAK Buys Time.
Every minute of uncontrolled fire raises the cost — in damage, in liability, in lives. Control changes the math.
Suppression
Time to bring resources to bear before fire overwhelms the response.
Evacuation
Time for people to move clear of the path of an advancing front.
Containment
Time to strengthen lines and hold defensive positions.
Survival
Time — and survivable corridors — when conditions turn against the crew.
Frequently Asked
FIREBREAK Questions.
What is FIREBREAK?
FIREBREAK is the world's first machine-directed airflow system for fire operations. It applies controlled, high-volume airflow to influence fire behavior — redirecting heat, smoke and flames, supporting containment, protecting people and infrastructure, and creating critical time when traditional methods reach their limits.
How does FIREBREAK work?
FIREBREAK is built on the patented Machine-Directed Air Stream System (M-DAS). It generates targeted, high-velocity airflow — up to 156 mph and 337,523 CFM — to propagate or impede a flame front on demand, using only the infinite supply of air. Engine heat also lowers the discharge's humidity, helping dry fuel during prescribed burns.
Does FIREBREAK replace firefighters or traditional equipment?
No. FIREBREAK augments existing crews, engines, water, and aerial assets by adding a new layer of control. It is designed to work alongside established suppression and containment operations — not replace them.
Does FIREBREAK use water or chemical suppressants?
No. FIREBREAK uses only air — the infinite, non-polluting resource. That means no dependence on water supply or expensive, hazardous chemical retardants, and field stay-times limited only by engine fuel. It also causes no soil disruption.
What can FIREBREAK be used for?
FIREBREAK supports wildfire response, prescribed burns and back burns, and the protection of private industry and critical infrastructure such as utilities, refineries, LNG terminals, and manufacturing facilities. It can also help complete pile and slash burns and create survivable escape corridors.
How fast can FIREBREAK deploy, and how is it transported?
FIREBREAK is operational almost immediately upon offloading. It can be transported by any vehicle that can accommodate a lifting fork, so existing fleet equipment can move it. It manufactures in weeks rather than the roughly one-year timeline of a fire engine, at a fraction of the cost.
Is the technology proven and patented?
Yes. FIREBREAK is protected under U.S. Patent No. 11,446,687. In field testing it propagated a flame front nearly six times faster than an adjacent control burn while running at only 55% of maximum output — under conditions that were less than ideal.
Is FIREBREAK made in the USA?
Yes. FIREBREAK is engineered and built in the United States and powered by Panther Airboats.
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