Williams Fire & Hazard Control History

Williams Fire & Hazard Control, Inc® is an industrial firefighting company with three generations of flammable liquid firefighting assessment and extinguishment expertise. Holding multiple equipment design patents based on world record field experience, Williams’ engineering division is known for breakthrough technologies in extinguishing agents, nozzles, fixed and portable monitor systems, hose and all components of firefighting delivery systems. Products include: ThunderStorm™ ATC AR/AFFF 1 x 3 and 3 x 3 foam, PKW™ dry chemical, Hydro-Foam™ and Hydro-Chem™ delivery devices, Double5™ brand hose and more.

Since its inception, Williams Fire & Hazard Control has traveled the Gulf of Mexico, the North Atlantic, Africa, the Orient, the Pacific Rim and beyond to respond to Land and Marine fire emergencies.

Rewarded with one equipment patent after another, methodology patents and high praise from regulatory and private entities this company’s decorated history of three generations and 250 years of combined firefighting experience turns field experience into equipment that leads the firefighting industry — including the world’s only “Self-Educting, Automatic Nozzle. Williams’ equipment designs are based on the simple premise of making the fire fighter’s job safer and more effective. To quote Dwight Williams, “ Minimize Risk and Maximize Success”.

Williams Fire & Hazard Control’s equipment designs protect the passage of the Panama Canal, countless petrochemical facilities around the world, and are even under consideration by the U.S. Navy.

These designs include:

• Large volume nozzles and monitors - hand-held, deck mounted, vehicle mounted and fixed systems;
• Pumps and trailer units,
• Dry Chemical and foam delivery systems;
• Manifolds and accessories;
• Large-volume hose; and
• The notorious Big-Gun and Ambassador™ series of monitors.

“Our reputation has been carefully built upon getting the job done safely in the shortest possible time, thus minimizing damage to client property, the community and the environment,” says Dwight Williams.

“Williams Fire & Hazard Control sought to fill an industry need for a quick and effective independent response force to quell the threat of hazardous flammable liquid fires and hazardous material emergencies,” Dwight says.

“We have support personnel around the world and can mobilize an emergency strike force within hours of receiving an emergency call from any point on the globe. We pride ourselves of course on our successful history of fire extinguishment, but also on the relationships we have with our clients – in helping them understand their risk and preparing for a crisis. Whether showing them more effective tactical procedures for their facility, organizing infrastructure and logistical plans, or supporting proper equipment and supply lines for their protection, ... we take an interest in their effective abilities and compliment it with ours to better manage an emergency.”

From ship fires at sea, to multiple storage tank fires, pipeline blowouts, and train derailments, Williams Fire & Hazard Control has responded swiftly and effectively to extinguish large fires that in the past were left to burn themselves out. Their mobility, logistics mastery and assessment expertise have resulted in saving literally millions of dollars for their clients who faced their worst economic disaster.

Since Les and Dwight Williams began Williams Fire & Hazard Control in 1980, each new challenge has been met as an opportunity to improve upon tactical and engineering approach. Constantly seeking to attain an even higher proficiency level creates a dynamic motivation toward solution engineering in every aspect of their systems, components, assessments and tactical procedures. With a rich history of overwhelmingly successful extinguishments (Williams Fire & Hazard Control holds the record for the largest fully-involved flammable liquid tank fire ever extinguished at 270 feet!) Williams has established a legacy of doing the unexpected - and shows no signs of letting up!

“We are built upon the field experience of every firefighter in our ranks. We have seen many, many challenges - and we have overcome them all. Our people, our clients’ people are the most valuable asset at risk, and we take that very seriously. That is why we never rest with status quo. We are constantly seeking better, safer and more effective solutions. You can see it in every piece of equipment we build — and with the good Lord’s help, we will continue.”

“When we show up, it’s all business - and we don’t leave until the job is done.”

Response Expertise includes:

• Storage Tank Fires
• Marine Vessel Fires
• Pipeline Emergencies
• Tire Fires
• Transportation Emergencies
• Toxic & Flammable Vapor Control
• Chemical Fires
• Subterranean Fires
• Loading Dock / Terminals
• Pump RentalsWilliams Fire & Hazard Control, Inc®