The problem involves the thickness of an intumescent fire-resistant coating, a material designed to expand when exposed to heat and buy the building time before it collapses in a fire.

A fire blanket is almost exactly what it sounds like. It's an incredibly handy safety tool designed with fire-resistant ...

Flame retardants can cause discoloration of paint, corrosion of metal, and the browning of vegetation. Below are some important tips & tricks for cleaning up flame retardants dropped on your home.

The U.S. Forest Service says retardants are used to "slow the rate of spread by cooling and coating fuels, depleting the fire of oxygen, and slowing the rate of fuel combustion as the retardant's ...