A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a phosphate salt. The phosphate salt may include diammonium phosphate, diammonium orthophosphate, monoammonium phosphate, monoammonium orthophosphate, monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, disodium phosphate hydrate, sodium ammonium phosphate, sodium ammonium phosphate hydrate, sodium tripolyphosphate, trisodium phosphate, or dipotassium phosphate, and combinations thereof. The forest fire retardant composition may include an ammonium source. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.

Aqueous firefighting composition concentrates are provided that contain an effective amount of a high molecular weight water soluble anionic acrylic polymer, an effective amount of at least one high molecular weight polysaccharide gum; and an effective amount of at least one surfactant. In the present context, a high molecular weight water-soluble anionic acrylic polymer is a polymer with an average molecular weight M.sub.w of at least one million (1000 kDa). The combination of the acrylic polymer and the gum provide a concentrate that generates foam with highly desirable firefighting properties, including high foam expansion ratio, long burnback time, and slow drainage time while avoiding problems with previous gum-containing foam concentrates, such as high viscosity and component separation upon storage.

[Problem] To provide a fire-extinguishing liquid agent in which a fire-extinguishing agent is contained in a desirable balance and is satisfactorily dissolved in a solvent, that is easy to use, and that can be used against normal fires and oil fires, as well as fire-extinguishing equipment loaded with said fire-extinguishing liquid agent. [Solution] A fire-extinguishing liquid agent is sealed in an impact breakable container B that is molded by using a polystyrene resin material in which a general-purpose polystyrene and a styrene-butadiene copolymer are mixed and that has a hand-throwable size, wherein the fire-extinguishing liquid agent is formed: by containing 68-76 parts of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO.sub.3) relative to 100 parts by weight of ammonium chloride (NH.sub.4Cl); by being treated by passing through a magnetic field having a magnetic flux density of 3000-10000 G; by being dissolved in hot water (magnetic water) in which the temperature thereof is adjusted to 30-50 C.; and by being adjusted to have a pH in a range of 7.5-10.

A method of and apparatus for automatically suppressing a detected fire in a building, vessel or vehicle, using a cloud of microscopic droplets generated from a supply of environmentally-clean water-based free-radical chemical-reaction interrupting liquid, whereby the droplets are vaporized by heat energy from the fire, instantly cooling the fire and displacing oxygen, while the water-based chemical vapor interrupts the free-radical chemical-reactions in the combustion phase of the fire, while minimizing smoke development, water damage, and risk of fire re-ignition.

The invention relates to fire-extinguishing foams or concentrates, which include a carbohydrate containing silane surfactant.

Antifreezes are provided for deployment in wet sprinkler systems located in cold environments. The antifreezes allow for the wet sprinkler system to be actuated under temperatures below 32? F. Wet sprinklers, sprinkler systems, methods of providing for the control, suppression and/or extinguishment of a fire that occur in a cold environment, and methods of preventing wet sprinklers from freezing also are provided. The sprinklers, sprinkler systems and methods can be used in residential, commercial and storage settings.

A self-locking sprinkler is disclosed. The self-locking sprinkler includes an outer body having a receiving portion positioned within an outer wall, where a fluid path is formed between the receiving portion and the outer wall, and a sprinkler diffusor threadedly connected to the receiving portion. The outer wall has an outer threaded surface configured to screw into a fluid dispensing system. The receiving portion has an inner threaded surface defining a central aperture. The sprinkler diffusor includes a blade configured to dispense the fluid, and a threaded post extending perpendicularly from the blade, where the threaded post threadably mates with the inner threaded surface. The self-locking sprinkler also includes a self-locking mechanism configured to exert a turning momentum in opposition to a rotation of the blade.

A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a halide salt, a non-halide salt, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide, a sulfate salt, or combinations thereof. The forest fire retardant composition may include at least one anhydrous salt and at least one hydrate salt. The sulfate salt may be magnesium sulfate. The magnesium sulfate hydrate has a formula MgSO.sub.4(H.sub.2O).sub.x, where x is about 1 to about 11. For example, x may be equal to at least one of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 or 11. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.

The invention discloses a plant type active antiflaming extinguishant and preparation method and application thereof, wherein the plant type active antiflaming extinguishant is mainly prepared by compounding 15-20% of plant anti-burning agent, 8-17% of plant composite flame retardant active agent and 63-82% of plant slag water, etc.; and mixed with water at a concentration of 1-5%, and the mixed liquid is filled into fire extinguishing equipments for supporting use. The plant type active flame retardant extinguishing agent provided by the present invention increases a variety of plant fruits, increases the different sources of plant protein, pectin, polyhydroxy compounds rich in tannin, lignin and anti-burning material, and obtains a stronger extinguishing function and an ideal extinguishing effect, which is beyond the reach of the existing fire extinguishing agent; raw material is easy to get and its price is low, and manufacturing process and required equipment are easy to access.

A pyrophosphate-free mixture with fire retardancy, including a mixture of non-polymer organic components, wherein at least a first compound of the mixture acts as a hydrogen-bridge donor and at least a second compound of the mixture acts as a hydrogen-bridge acceptor. The disclosure also relates to a method for preparing the fire-retardant mixture and to the use thereof as a fire retardant in extinguishing forest fires.