Abstract: A firefighting method and apparatus are described for suppressing fires in remote dried out former wetlands/marsh areas. A water pump is positioned upon a floating platform maneuverable in adjacent shallow marsh waters that are not navigable by conventional watercraft. Said pump has an intake port for drawing water from nearby marsh waters and ponds through a hose, said hose having a filtering screen for preventing the pickup of solid materials. The pump has a discharge hose connected to the outflow connection, said discharge hose connected on the distal end to a piping extension projecting away from the hull and over the nearby burning peat lands. Said pump is operated to discharge water over and into the adjacent burning marsh as the platform is maneuvered within the surrounding marsh canals and waterways.

Abstract: Two embodiments (FIGS. 1 through 6) of a system design and methods of the apparatus utilizing the properties of Bermuda Straw, rectangular bales, encased in biodegradable burlap fabric to render an environmentally friendly oil containment vehicle/product to block, deter, arrest, capture, filter, absorb and detoxify contaminants, such as oil from drilling spills, and/or leaks from pipe lines and other sources to prevent intrusion into and on the shorelines of coastal areas oceans, lakes, rivers, waterways and beaches. The second preferred embodiment (FIGS. 6A through 11B) incorporates the inclusion of filter rack frames to the basic design and methods of the first preferred embodiment that enhances the process of oil containment and prevention of intrusion with oil blanket filters. A third preferred embodiment: (FIGS. 7A through 11A) incorporates the use of (1?) Cork Board and (FIGS.

Abstract: An apparatus for minimizing the harm done by pollution to marshlands and beaches due to hydrocarbon discharges in nearby waters is disclosed. A barrier boom apparatus is assembled by connecting together multiple individual modules, each consisting of at least one bale of Bermuda straw that is wrapped in burlap material with one end open and with excess burlap material extending away from the straw bale. The closed end of a second module is inserted into the open end of the first module's burlap bag and the modules are then held together by straps. The subsequent extended boom can be assembled without gaps between the straw bales while shaping it to conform to the contours of the land areas to be protected, and then secured on location by attachment to fence posts. The Bermuda straw bales contain oil eating microbes to detoxify the hydrocarbon pollutants.

Abstract: This new design/invention is a Continuance-In-Part application Ser. No. 13/068,983 extension of the Oil Containment Barrier Boom for Shorelines/Marshes/Wetlands. The additional advantages of this new Application are: By having an attachment/device filter/frame connected to the original straw bale/burlap modules-offers extra means to filter the oil and other residue contaminants prior to entering the burlap covered straw bale/module, thus extending the useful time and capacity to prevent the oil and other residues from intrusion and the damaging effects to these precious necessary habitat areas. Since the filter frames are hinged and can accommodate either the one or two filters and thus can perform as a single and/or double layer filter in the vertical closed position or in the open extended vertical position for adjustment to conditions, such as slope and depths of the adjourning shorelines/shoals which allow for and prevents the oil and residue i.e.

Abstract: This design/system addresses the problem of failed Blowout Preventers that lock an independent backup safety system when encountering a oil/gas well “kick” or blowout and is not reliant on any of the complex, multiple components of the previously claimed safeguards that the B O P's were supposed to prevent such as; the Horizon disaster, but failed drastically, resulting in loss of lives, environmental pollution of the sea, destruction of the marshes/wetlands, thus causing a massive cleanup effort and reconstruction of the damaged areas that was an important link to the various species of habitat such as fowl and the aquatic groups in their food chains and fisheries. This design/system provides a double manifold, double bypass device that is a supplemental connection between the well head and the inlet of the B O P that allows for relief both temporary and /or extended until repairs, replacement or capping procedures are complete.

Abstract: This new design/system addresses the problems encountered in the worst recorded oil eruption/spill caused by drilling for oil/gas in the deep depths of the ocean as displayed and witnessed in the Horizon incident. The focus of this new type barrier is directed to replace the existing failed boom products and their methods for harnessing, capturing and in particular the prevention for intrusion of the oil and residual products into the marshes, canals, bayou's of the wetland's shorelines, beaches and areas that serve as a link to the various species of habitat, such as, fowl and the aquatic groups in their food chains and fisheries. The new design/invention addresses these previous failures and contributes to the salvaging, rebuilding and maintenance of these precious environmental delicacies that have been suffering the effects of nature's rising seas and subsidence for years.