VANCOUVER, Wash. — Recent testing of fire-retardant treated wood (FRTW) by the Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI) finds that some manufacturers are offering unproven lower-cost alternatives that ...
The Forest Service used more than 50 million gallons of retardant in 2020 as increasingly destructive wildfires plague the West. BOISE, Idaho — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant ...
Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials from Bond-Laminates demonstrate excellent fire resistance even without flame-retardant additives due to the special structure of the ...
They said it couldn't be done, but one car seat company proved them wrong. The first-ever "naturally-flame-resistant car seat" is now on store shelves and UPPAbaby credits passionate parents for ...
San Francisco firefighters Casey McElheney and Karen Heald with their German short-haired pointer puppies Raven and Nahiku at their home in Davis, are sitting on a couch with flame retardant chemicals ...
The science pros at TKOR test fire-resistant materials to show why flame retardant does not mean fireproof.
U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly fixated on aerial ...
The University of Dayton Center for Flame Retardant Materials Science is a collaboration between the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) power and energy division and three UD academic ...
For years, firefighting planes have dropped bright red retardant on blazes all over Northern California. Not to make a fashion statement, but to see how other blaze arresters work, the Grass Valley ...
Market valued at $9.15B in 2024, projected 6.53% CAGR growth driven by non-halogenated adoption, electronics safety, ...
BOISE, Idaho — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly ...