We've put together a special 'Fire Retardant Kit' for schools, nursing homes and day cares. It has six quarts (with sprayers) of BanFire, approved for NFPA 701 for fabrics in public spaces. Plus all the documentation you need: Product Spec Sheet, MSDS, Instructions, Treatment Cards and a Fire Retardancy Certificate - all of this for only $99 with FREE SHIPPING! This is something you don't want to miss to keep you in compliance with the fire marshal.

New Fire Retardant Spray for Christmas Trees

We can all enjoy a safer Christmas by reducing our risk of fire. Christmas trees, while a delightful holiday tradition going back hundreds of years, sometimes catch fire, especially if they are left dry and un-watered. And a flaming Christmas tree can cause an entire room to flashover in less than a minute. It's truly frightening!

RDR Technologies is now offering Tree Guard, a clear easy-to-use fire retardant specially formulated to be sprayed on Christmas trees to reduce the risk of fire. Non-toxic and no odor, Tree Guard is a great addition to your holiday traditions.

A single quart of Tree Guard fire retardant spray will treat an 8' tree. If there is any product left, just pour it into the tree's water to help protect it from the inside out.

This handy spray-on flame retardent costs just $22.95, but can help keep your family and home safe for the holidays. Click here for more info >>>

Fire'z Off Retardant Now Approved for Fabrics & Textiles

We always knew it would, but now it's official. We recently received word from Southwest Research Institute that the formula for Fire'z Off has passed the NFPA 701 Standard for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films, which means it can be used to treat most fabrics in commercial spaces, especially where Life Code 101 regs are required.

So if you are responsible for meeting fire codes in a school, daycare, senior center or other public gathering place, you can safely use Fire'z Off for your fire retardant needs.

OHP Switch to Cold Fire

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol continues to outfit its new cruisers with Cold Fire 1.5 gallon extingiushers. The brackets are mounted in different ways depending on the make of the car. It's widely accepted that the dry-chem extinguishers currently used in 99% of police cars are pretty worthless when it comes to putting out a vehicle fire, but Cold Fire can knock it out in seconds, saving lives and property.

RDR Technologies now carrying Fire Retardant Clothing from Bulwark

In case you hadn't heard, OSHA has changed up the rules on the oil and gas industry regarding fire retardant clothing. The standard 70E-rated clothing isn't good enough anymore. The new standard is NFPA 2112 for flash fire, and spot inspections have already started cracking down, according to a memo from the head of OSHA at a recent Dallas meeting.

RDR has selected only those coveralls, pants and shirts that not only meet the new 2112 requirement, but are also UL rated. You can take a look at our FR website rdrtechnologies.soonerdesign.com. The shopping cart isn't quite functional yet, but the prices, sizes and colors are all listed. Just call in your order to 405-702-0055 ext. 2.

Fire Marshals Stepping Up Enforcement

Judging by the amount of phone calls we've been getting, the beginning of 2011 has been marked by Fire Marshals stepping up their enforcement of fire codes. Most notably, Florida, California, New York,  and Michigan seem to have been getting a lot of action lately. Mostly, it seems to be hanging fabrics like drapes and curtains in restaurants and schools. There have also been new construction projects, especially sheets of plywood that need to be treated with a fire retardant like Fire'z Off. If you've been tagged by the FM to have something treated, give us a call. We'll get you fixed up without costing an arm a leg.

Fire Retardant for Schools, Nursing Homes, Eldercare, Day Care and Hospitals

Life Code 101 includes fire safety regulations that govern schools, eldercare, daycare and hospitals in nearly every state. It provides the guidelines that fire marshals and other safety professionals use on a daily basis. It says what things need to be treated with fire retardants, and it is very specific.

We've been getting a lot of calls lately - mainly from schools and nursing homes - that are desperately looking for an easy-to-use fire retardant that can work on holiday decorations. Halloween is gone, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming on a like a freight train, and I can hear the fire marshals licking their lips in anticipation of all the citations they are going to write. 

I just posted a WHOLE lot of info on the www.firezoff.com website specific to institutions, builders and uniforms. 

I almost forgot uniforms. We've been getting calls from truck drivers carrying fuels and hazmat materials; they're being required to wear fire-retardant clothing. We have several that are spraying their work shirts and jeans, and carrying a card that says when it was treated, (we provide that free) and it's passing muster.