Retardant in a sentence

Fire retardant's effects on drinking water remain inconclusive. citation Dilution factors, including water body size, rainfall, and water flow rates lessen the concentration and potency of fire retardant.

Air tankers, like this one dropping fire retardant near Hay River in September, were a common sight this summer in the N.W.T. and across Canada, and an important tool in wildland firefighting.

A mixture of water and fire retardant is pumped into the tank.

Curbing use of fire retardants would “have a catastrophic effect on California’s ability to protect communities and infrastructure,” said Ken Pimlott, former director of Cal Fire, the country’s second biggest retardant-sprayer after the Forest Service.

David Leibowitz and Kimberly Miller, both of New York, wore flame retardant suits and were forced to kneel inside the tiny deep sea vessel as they exchanged vows.

The spotters fly clockwise above other aircraft so they can more easily watch the water- or retardant-dropping aircraft that are flying counterclockwise.

What are the market’s problems in Flame Retardant Apparel?

Aside from being treated with flame-retardant, it also has insulated layers to make sure that the heat is evenly distributed, and that roots aren't damaged in the process.

Despite progress in flame-retardant technologies, creating coatings that combine with fire resistance remains a challenge.

I am always surprised when I hear or read that people are upset with calfire dropping retardant on their house, car or swimming pool.

Instead, firefighting efforts could pose a direct threat to the waterways, including the use of fire retardant, which is toxic to fish, though experts say it’s a necessary tradeoff.

She explained the boxes are often designed to stop hands from stealing ballots and are surveilled by camera, bolted to the ground and constructed with fire-retardant chambers, so if someone threw in a lit match, it wouldn’t destroy the ballots inside.

The aerial attacks, including the retardant drops, literally hit home.

The footage showed businesses and vehicles in the Inland Empire community still covered in reddish flame retardant, with the streets largely empty as residents left to escape the blaze.

The team hope the large drones' lifting power will allow them to carry water or retardant as options for putting out a blaze.

Watched 2 red and white airplanes fly over wednesday in tandem, looked like retardant planes, my 2 year old thought it was a cool sight to see them up close.

A woman wearing a mask is seen near firefighters wearing fire retardant PPE on the Upper West Side as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 16, 2020 in New York City.

However, despite its fire-retardant nature, large swathes of this rainforest – which are bordered by drier forests dominated by eucalyptus – have been devastated by the region’s protracted, severe 2019/2020 fire season.

It’s also challenging for our aerial resources to get the right angle in order to drop water or retardant directly on the fire,” said Jody Lucius, fire information officer with the B.C. Wildfire Service.

The Boeing 777 and 787 were engulfed in fire retardant at 's Heathrow airport on Sunday.