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Wildfire
Your source for NPE-Free Barricade ® II Fire Gel
The U.S. Forest Service has approved Barricade ® II Fire Gel
and placed it on the Qualified Products List for use in a wide range of firefighting
functions including application by:
- Large air tankers
- Smaller Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATs)
- Helicopters using buckets
- Firefighters on the ground using fire engines
Barricade ® II is the first and only liquid
fire gel concentrate(LC) that has been approved for use by the Forest
Service that does not contain toxic chemical additives known as Nonylphenol
Ethoxylates (NPEs) and petroleum distillate oils.
- NPE-Free Barricade® II Fire Gel is available in quantities up to 275-Gallon
totes. Barricade® II is generally used in aerial applications at
concentrate/water mixes of 1% and lower. Therefore, 275 gallons of
the LC will produce at least 27,500 gallons of fire suppressant/retardant.
- Barricade® II is effective in both direct attack and retardant situations. Barricade® II
LC can be mixed with water in standard SEAT support trailer equipment, batch
mixed, or by eduction.
- Experience has shown that application of Barricade to valuable infrastructure
is warranted during wildfires. Bridges, roadside railings, power
poles, etc. can be protected to ensure exit routes for fire crews.
For further product information and prices please go to our Commercial
Pages.
Barricade News in 2006
- 175,000 gallons Barricade mix was used at Columbia Air Attack Base in
Sonora, California.
- SEAT dropped Barricade on Idaho wildfire.
- Barricade was successfully tested in scoop aircraft in Minnesota.
- Public utility used Barricade to save power poles in Oregon wildfire.
- Forest Service used Barricade in helicopter buckets on Six Rivers NF fires.
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