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Fire retardant spray and gel systems for the home create a protective coating of fire retardant over all the vital external areas of the home, including plants, lawn and garden in the case of a wildfire.

Usually, these systems use automated sprinkler systems or manual hoses, releasing a transparent spray that will stay there, protecting forever or until it is either washed off, or it rains.

When your home is located in an area that is prone to wildfires, the best prevention is having a firebreak system that works, it is cheaper than rebuilding and can offset the cost of fire insurance immensely.

Fire retardant spray systems are far less effective when a fire is already in progress, as they will not put the fire out, but they will keep areas around a fire from burning if applied wisely.

Fire retardant spray used in home systems is the same non-toxic chemical substance used in fighting forest fires, but the difference is that in forest fighting, firefighters mix in a red dye in order to identify the areas already sprayed, with other kinds of chemicals using different color dye.

Fire retardant systems for the home, not only do not use the dye, but they do not need to necessarily be applied with a hose, as most are so automated in some cases, that they can detect fires up to several kilometers away, remotely alerting the local fire department and immediately turning the system on for protection.

If you have just been evacuated for example, and there is no way to reach your home to turn your fire retardant system on, it can be activated remotely from any phone with a simple code that you type in for example.

Basic fire retardant spray systems for the home can cost 5,000U$ for a 1,500 sq./ft home or as much as $9,000 for a 5,000 sq./ft home, it really depends on how much fire retardant you will need to preserve the integrity of your structure.

Automatic alert systems that track the horizon every four seconds for a potential fire threat can cost anywhere from 15,000 to 17,000 U$ in fire retardant spray systems and are very important to people who usually find themselves away from their home.

The fire retardant spray itself, is stored in a pressurized tank, with a sprinkler system that channels retardant onto the many surfaces of the home in just minutes, including plants and can cost as little as 200U$ for a refill.

Over the last ten years or so, other fire retardant systems have been developed to replace the firefighters traditional foam retardant (which lasts only around 15 minutes), systems that use gel (which is a biodegradable product) and are like an enormous droplet of water that will adhere to surfaces and eliminate the danger of wildfire for hours in the locations where it is applied.

Fire retardant gels are also an efficient method for protecting the home from wildfire, and usually are applied with hoses, from fire trucks ore backpacks.

A fire truck system for traditional foam retardants can cost 80,000U$ while a gel system can cost anywhere from 12,000-20,000U$, and provide far more efficient protection.

All fire retardant spray systems use non-toxic chemical products, and fire retardant gel is biodegradable, so they pose no threat to humans or animals, and systems used on homes are an efficient way to make sure that you are well protected from wildfires, year after year, generation after generation.

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Firebreak Spray Systems - Units are powered by bottled nitrogen gas and require no electrical power.

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