Websites with chemical make up of fire retardent and exintguishing agents?

[mdd2121]

anyone have any info to share on the chemical makeup or agents used to fight wildland fires via air?

[RxFire]

on the following website from my search...Effects of Fire Retardant Chemical and Fire Suppressant Foam on Shrub Steppe Vegetation in Northern Nevada (http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/2001/chemfoam/mater.htm)

Silv-Ex concentrate is a proprietary mixture of sodium and ammonium salts of fatty alcohol ether sulfates, higher alcohols, and water, as well as butyl carbitol and ethyl alcohol (Ansul, Incorporated 1994).

Phos-Chek G75-F is a proprietary formulation composed of monoammonium phosphate and ammonium sulfate, fugitive coloring agent, and small amounts of gum-thickener, bactericide, and corrosion inhibitor (National Wildfire Coordinating Group, Fire Equipment Working Team 1991).


Also, if you can get a hold of the MSDS's for the particular brand you use, they have to list the ingredients.

[NJFFSA16]

Visit the following webpage and direct your specific questions to the e-mail addresses listed there. Good luck! ;)

http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/Wildland_chemicals.html