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Wildland Fire Chemicals

Shirley Zylstra National Technology and Development Program

US Forest Service

Qualifying Fire Chemicals

U.S. Federal and State Land Management Agencies Policy:

• All wildland fire chemicals must be evaluated and approved prior to use

Long-Term Retardant Long-Term Retardant:

• A product that remains effective after any water it contains has evaporated.

• Concentrate may be wet or dry.

• Product MUST be one component

Evaluation & Qualification Corrosion

• Uniform

• Intergranular

Stability Characterization Effectiveness

Evaluation & Qualification

Human and

Environmental Health and Safety

• Mammalian &

Aquatic Toxicity

• Risk Assessment

• Environmental

Consulation

US Forest Service Washington Office Fire & Aviation Management

September 5, 2017

Long-Term Retardant for Wildland Fire Management

Qualified by US Forest Service in Accordance with Forest Service Specification 5100-304c as Amended These products are evaluated, qualified, and approved for use only at the specified mix ratio with the indicated application equipment.

Consult individual agencies for specific policies relating to long-term retardant use.

Chemical Mix Ratio Qualified Applications1

(Pounds concentrate per gallon water)

Fixed-Wing Helicopter Ground Engine Multi Engine SEATS Fixed-Tank Bucket

Dry Concentrate - Gum-thickened; Permanent or Temporary Base Phos-Chek MVP-Fx 0.96 lb/gal • • - • • Phos-Chek MVP-F 0.95 lb/gal • • - • •

Dry Concentrate - Gum-thickened; Temporary Base Phos-Chek 259-Fx 1.01 lb/gal • • • • •

Wet Concentrate - Gum-thickened; Permanent or Temporary Base Phos-Chek LC-95A-R 5.5:1 • • - • • Phos-Chek LC-95A-Fx 5.5:1 • • - • • Phos-Chek LC-95A-F 5.5:1 • • - • •

Wet Concentrate - Gum-thickened; Temporary Base Phos-Chek LC-95-W 5.5:1 • • - • •

1 – Qualification Notes

• Fully Qualified – Product complies with all requirements of a formal specification.

ο Conditional Approval – Product complies with all requirements in the specification for laboratory evaluation; a field evaluation is required for full qualification.

- Not qualified for this application.

Operational Field Evaluation (OFE)

After successful lab evaluation

• 200,000 gal.

minimum

• Identify field issues

• Identify supply/demand issues

Lot Acceptance Quality Assurance (LAQA)

National LAQA Program Ensure that the quality of fire chemicals is maintained in the field, after qualification and approval

Base Quality Control

• Every Batch Mixed

• Refractometer

• Marsh Funnel

• Every Plane Loaded

• Refractometer or MMM

• Every Storage Tank at Least Weekly

• Refractometer

• Marsh Funnel

Sampling

• Base Opening

• Each Delivery

• Base Closing

• Troubleshooting

18.1

11.4

23.6

28.6

26.2

20.5

29.5

35.7

48.5

45.4

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

45.0

50.0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

In M ill io ns o f G al lo ns

Retardant Totals by year 2009-2018 Does not include MRB use

1,923,049

3,903,550 3,233,339

10,848,170

20,366,917

5,118,032

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2018 Regional Retardant Use (exclusive of PC 259-Fx)

For Current Information www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/ shirley.zylstra@usda.gov

406-329-4859 http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire/

Viscosity vs. Drift

Specification Revision Proposed changes:

• Format

• Color requirement

• Unacceptable

Ingredients

• Required retarding salts – remove

• Visibility field eval – remove (will be included in OFE)

US Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Specification 5100-304c

Long-Term Retardant, Wildland Firefighting

Qualifying Fire Chemicals US Forest Service

Specifications

• 5100-304c (long-term retardant)

• 5100-306b (water enhancers)

• 5100-307a (Class

A foams)

Evaluation Pre-Work

1. Establish Collection Agreement

2. Deposit funds

3. This process can take 6-8 weeks

(or more)

1. Confidential Disclosure

2. Technical Data Sheets

3. MSDS

• Each ingredient

• Product

Chemicals of

Concern:

• CFR 355 App. A

• NTP – Report on Carcinogens

• CERCLA

• RCRA

• EPCRA

Prohibited Ingredients:

• Sodium Ferrocyanide

• Dichromates

• Thiourea

• Borate/Boron-containing compounds

• PCB’s

• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Testing Timeline

1 year Outdoor stability

• Missoula, MT

• San Dimas, CA

1st 90 days Initial corrosion 14-day stability Physical characteristics Misc. tests

Within 1st yr Risk assessment Burn test Non-Metallics Misc. tests Toxicity

12-18 mos Final corrosion 14-day stability Toxicity Environmental Consultation

16-24 mos

Operational Field Evaluation

Risk Assessment

Environmental Consultation

US Fish and Wildlife Service

NMFS – NOAA

Fisheries

Uniform vs

Intergranular

• 90-day weight loss

• Aluminum

• Steel

• Brass

• Magnesium

Stability

Effectiveness

Fugitive Color - Fading Bully Fire, CA 7/14 Bully Fire, CA 8/14

Health and Safety Mammalian &

Aquatic Toxicity Human Health and

Ecological Risk Assessments Environmental

Consultation (US

FWS & NMFS)

Recent Submissions – 2011-

4 Companies 33 products -tested 10 products- added to QPL – Long- Term Retardant