Patricia McGrath, who gardens in Silver Lake, wrote me with reports on the efficacy of fire-retardant gel in protecting buildings and plants from fire. Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel is such a ...
One product Skordaki and her team are testing is eco-gel — an Ontario-made fire suppressant and retardant the company touts as being entirely plant-based and biodegradable. She said it will ...
The substance, vivid against the grey smoke and charred landscape, is a fire retardant, a substance that is used to slow down or stop the spread of fire. Much of it is a product called Phos-Chek ...
A fire-retardant gel, similar to absorbent used in baby’s diapers, was dropped on canopies that can sit above 200 feet tall. Sprinklers watered trunks and flammable matter was raked away from trees.