Air tankers are dropping thousands of gallons of red flame retardant in the hills around ... Air tankers and chemical fire retardants have been used since the 1950s, allowing firefighters to ...

A new fire-retardant coating suppresses flames without the toxic effects of some commercially used flame retardants. Torch a piece of furniture foam that’s been dipped in the coating and the ...

The components are mixed with water and can be made available as wet or dry concentrates depending on the needs of fire response authorities. The red color of the fire retardant is caused by the ...