Review of Specification for Long-Term Retardant

The US Forest Service (USFS) has an on-going need for adequate types and quantities of Long-Term Fire Retardants for Wildland Fire Management to accomplish fire management activities safely, efficiently, and effectively (Forest Service Manual 5160.2). To accomplish this, the USFS has an established testing and approval procedure for testing proposed products to be used by the USFS and its Federal cooperators during wildland fire management operations. Products submitted under the established Qualification Requirement (QR) must meet or exceed Forest Service Specification 5100-304c with amendments.

The Forest Service regularly reviews and updates the Specification for Long-Term Retardant for Wildland Fire Management, 5100-304c. Suppliers and users are invited to provide written suggestions that may improve this document and the products evaluated in accordance with it.
Suggestions should be specific and include the section or paragraph reference and explain the basis and type of anticipated improvement in the performance of the product. All suggestions will be acknowledged and considered.

Suggestions may be sent by email or hard copy through the Post Office. Send to:
Shirley Zylstra                                     Cecilia Johnson
Program Leader - Fire Chemicals           Fire Chemical Technical Specialist
Missoula Technology & Dev Center         Missoula Technology & Dev Center
US Forest Service                                 US Forest Service
5785 Highway 10 West                         5785 Highway 10 West
Missoula, MT 59808                             Missoula, MT 59808
szylstra@fs.fed.us                                cjohnson12@fs.fed.us