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FireIce’s Peter Cordani and Ed Kleiman discuss why their product is better than current fire retardants implemented by major government agencies.
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Fire -- fires are raging out west destroying homes -- sections of forest who leads the fight against these fires.
The US Forest Service.
It spend billions fighting fires often spraying chemicals right near the fire fire retardant that are supposed to slow its spread.
Given the fighting these fires is what the Forest Service -- I would think -- be careful to use the right flame -- but do then.
The Forest Service is one more government bureaucracy after all how often does government adopt the latest techniques -- thing.
-- -- this government changed at all.
Not off.
So I'm not surprised that Peter -- Donnie says he has a better flame retardant one that's now used by more than 200 fire departments.
But not the Forest Service.
-- Kleinman used to work for the Forest Service but now he works for Peter.
So Peter here in venture he makes oil and answer is different -- -- is not a normal business.
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Invasive many -- hit upon something that some believable.
And the fire departments hundreds of them have embraced it enthusiastically.
And some government agencies.
Very unique because he -- use it.
Directly impinge went on a fart you can cool far down you can create a fire break and they can be used for numerous other farmers.
So Ed you worked for the Forest Service if if this is better and I say this because you brought home let's play without -- it's.
Showing this to be stuff here.
If this is better.
Why wouldn't the Forest Service -- Basically there kind of stuck in the mold of using one product that they've used for about fifty years in the way that they've used it.
And for one reason or another they're slow to adapt to a product that.
Is just obviously.
The better product.
This is half the price of any fire retardant currently being used -- lighter which is a big issue with the planes they fly overhead.
But they are here's what they say the Forest Service -- only use this stuff because they say it might evaporate by the time the fire gets there what's your answer them.
Well that's kind of late trying to use spray -- along share in the wind from ten feet away the wayward using that the chemical now.
Forest service's most wildfires are suppressed through indirect attack is they're too big they -- too much -- For direct attack to be safe.
Well a forest fire isn't -- could be avalanche or leg does tsunami it doesn't just move across the landscape.
It consumes fuel in front of it and it needs fuel available to it in order to propagate itself.
And unfortunately.
What happens is the fire will propagate itself by spotting.
Out in front of itself and this being able to worked behind the fired work on the -- Is something that has always been done in has done by every other country in the world.
In New Mexico we put five big fires 30400.
Don't mistake the US Forest Service isn't using it but some state government state government just thought -- -- because they're -- -- it's the way to go.
I mean mean.
Take a look at what's gone on around us losing tremendous amount -- homes in situations in this product will protect those homes.
And you say this is so good that.
If I stick my hand in this thing.
I could stick it in fire.
And I wore a wire won't -- -- Absolutely firefighters people trapped all the time and Faris of this is one product that you can -- -- -- -- the -- swat the team minutes to get you out.
All right so he's says I won't be hurt if I stick my hand and fire my hand won't catch fire let's try it.
Now how.
Fox -- let me try it here inside his studio for some reason they don't trust me up to burn the place -- -- if we're gonna do this.
We have to go outside solved let's go.
And UB I'll stick my hand in the fire after a -- myself that this but let's run that fast we'll see if he's telling the truth.
