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. 

Treating Your Holiday Decorations with Fire Retardant

Halloween and Christmas are two 'highly decorated' holidays, which means lots of paper and fabric on the walls, in the halls and in the lobbies of schools and other public spaces. It also means a lot of work for your local fire marshal. Life Code 101 requires hanging fabrics and paper to be treated with a fire retardant, or the marshal can take all the joy out of Who-ville and make you remove your decorations.

But by simply spraying your decorations - paper, fabric and/or wood - with Fire'z Off Flame Retardant, and showing him your MSDS and Product Spec sheet, you can put the festive back in your festivities. Easy to use, non-toxic and perfect for the do-it-yourselfer, just spray it on and let it dry. Check it out at http://www.firezoff.com.

Cold Fire saves life in Texas

A few weeks ago in a small town in Texas, a truck rolled over a car. The driver of the car escaped, but the passenger was trapped, with two broken legs, broken collar bone, lacerations and more. The car was on fire and he was trapped. The first responders were a pair of rookies in a brush truck. They grabbed a 2.5 gallon extinguisher that had Cold Fire in it. By now, the flames were in the passenger compartment, burning the seat he was on, the dash, the headliner, and flames were roaring out of the car. He sprayed the victim with the Cold Fire, then went back to the truck to hook up his hose, which took 8 minutes. They finally got the fire out, and use d the ‘jaws of life’ to extricate him. But because the firefighter thought to spray the victim with Cold Fire, the only burns he suffered was a small first degree burn on his arm.