Is seawater used to extinguish fires?

Question

Is seawater used to extinguish fires? Or does it spread the fire because of the salt?

Answer 1

In emergencies it can be used to extinguish forest fires BUT only for copters with buckets and possibly Elvis the fire fighting crane.. tho the corrosive effect it has on pump impellers is devastating. The salt has no affect on spreading fire,♥

Answer 2

The Fire Boats around any harbor used the seawater to fight fires. Some Islands short on de-salinated water run firewater lines that use only seawater.
Salt in the seawater has absolutely no affect on the extinguishment properties of the water.

Answer 3

the hearth Boats around any harbor used the seawater to combat fires. some Islands short on de-salinated water run firewater lines that use in straightforward terms seawater. Salt interior the seawater has certainly no impact on the extinguishment residences of the water.

Answer 4

It is used to extinguish fires. Salt water does not spread fire.

Answer 5

Yes I believe it has been .To extinguish sea bound fires ,such as
on ships or to put oiut forest fires.The water planes lower
there tail angle ,scoop up water and excellerate nose up.
Then there is a device that disposes the water .but considering
sea salt does melt ice and has evaporating effects on water
because salt is "caustic "to an degree.The practice may be well limited unless detrimental in only ocean/sea bound "now emergency"disasters.

Answer 6

It does a great job, we have fire ships in the large harbors and they use sea water.