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A fire retardant is a substance that reduces flammability of fuels or delays their combustion. This includes chemical agents, but may also include substances that work by physical action, such as cooling the fuels, such as fire-fighting foams and fire-retardant gels. Fire retardants may also be coatings applied to an object, such as a spray retardant to prevent Christmas trees from burning. Fire retardants are commonly used in fire fighting.
Home fires damage about 400,000 homes, and cause approximately 7 billion US dollars in direct damage annually in the United States. Because of the importance of prevention, fire retardation has become a very notable industry.
In general, fire retardants reduce the flammability of materials by either blocking the fire physically or by initiating a chemical reaction that stops the fire.
There are several ways in which the combustion process can be retarded by physical action:
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Fire Retardant Coating FX Tree Guard spray can protect Christmas Trees, hay, grass, straw and other natural products from fire. Visit us at www.frctexas.com for more information
Sharokina Shams takes us inside a C-130 as it gets ready to drop fire retardant over the Rocky Fire. Subscribe to KCRA on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1kjRAAn Get more Sacramento news: http://kcra.com Like us:http://facebook.com/KCRA3 Follow us: http://twitter.com/kcranews Google+: http://plus.google.com/+kcra
Burned | Originally broadcast November 30, 2012. Tom Harrington investigates flame retardants in our homes and reveals the toxic chemicals used to prevent or slow down the spread of fire may be making us sick, and may not be as effective as you think. For more: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2012-2013/burned »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/cbcnews?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://www.cbcnews.ca Find CBC News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbcnews Follow CBC News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbcnews For breaking news on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBCAlerts Follow CBC News on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+CBCNews/posts Follow CBC News on Inst...
A wildfire on Monday, August 22, threatened the Upper Little Warm Springs Creek Subdivision near Dubois, Wyoming. This video was taken from our property on Sugarfoot Trail. The Dubois Vol. Fire department, National Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Fremont Co. Firefighters responded to the fire. Air Tankers from Rapid City, South Dakota and Pocatello, Idaho joined in the firefighting, dropping fire retardant to stop the fire. It was a neat thing to watch! Thanks so much to all those who helped in getting the fire under control and saving the subdivision! Not a single home was lost!
Plane drops fire retardant on a fire in western US.
The plane is captured very low releasing fire retardant over the wildfires spreading in California. Thanks For Watching :D Like, Comment and Subscribe!!
While covering wildfires in Chelan, Wa. I got hit with a fire retardant drop from a DC-10. This is the full clip that I shot, showing the setup and aftermath.
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This video addresses in a visual format how devastatingly quickly a room can be engulfed in flames and destroyed when using basic domestic fire level fabrics. In our industry we champion the use of fire retardant textiles in ALL environments not only to conform to legislation but to protect lives and buildings.