Mondaq News Alerts (registration) The purpose of a flame retardant is to reduce the risk of injury or even death from a fire . The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) staff concluded that adopting a small, open flame performance standard for upholstered furniture could effectively ...
CBS News Some heavy federal hitters will soon assist the approximately 450 firefighters already on the ground when three U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft specially equipped...
Nextgov Each of the C-130s are equipped with a Forest Service-owned Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, that can drop 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant along the leading edge of a forest fire in less than five seconds and cover an area a ...
62nd Airlift Wing More than 50,000 gallons of fire retardant was dropped by Air Force aerial firefighting aircraft June 25 on wildland fires burning throughout Colorad...
Phys.Org "HBCD is the main chemical that has been used to make polystyrene fire retardant , but the European organisation REACH is phasing it out, so industry is going to be really interested in developing new fire retardants ." "Bacteria are not particularly DNA ... and more »
Air Force Link (AFNS) -- Another 11,000 gallons of fire retardant was dropped on West Fork Complex fires by Air Force aerial firefighting aircraft June 26, aiding ground crews in containing the growing blazes. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve aircrews, flying ... and more »
Times of India If a train coach catches fire , there is not much that Railways can do to control it. Railways, so far, tries to prevent such accidents by using fire - retardant material in floorings, berth covers and ceiling of the coaches. But now there is an emphasis ...
Savannah Morning News Investigating the fish kill, the Georgia Department of Environmental Protection discovered the company's fire retardant line, which was put into operation in April 2006 without the company first obtaining a required discharge permit. The EPD has since ... 更多 »
plastemart.com The U.S. National Fire Protection Association has estimated that upholstery and bedding were the first items ignited in an average of 17,300 fires annually, resulting in 871 civilian deaths and millions of dollars in property loss. Furniture cushions ...
