PHOS-CHEK LCE20 Series

The Most Environmentally-Friendly Fire Retardant on the Market

PHOS-CHEK® LCE20-Fx is a next generation fire retardant combining high performance with improved environmental characteristics. PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx combines the ease of mixing and handling of a liquid with the aerial drop advantages of a gum-thickened retardant. The elastic nature of the thickener in PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx reduces drift and evaporation, while increasing coverage, wrap around, and canopy and ladder fuel penetration, to effectively target ground vegetation. An innovative, 100% phosphate product, PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx fire retardant offers improved performance, product safety, and enhanced stability, resulting in easier handling. The new formula reduces overall toxicity and reducing disposal costs. PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx is a ultra-high visibility Fugitive (Fx)-colored concentrate. The fugitive color maintains visibility during application, but slowly fades after exposure to sunlight.PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx fire retardant is qualified by the USDA Forest Service under the recently updated specification for Long Term Retardant, Wildland Firefighting: 5100-304d (published January 7, 2020), for use in fixed-wing and single-engine air tankers, helicopter buckets, and ground engines. The concentrate is delivered to the application site as a low-viscosity liquid and is stored in concentrate form. During application, it is diluted and mixed with water in-line as it is transferred to the delivery system. Highly effective with aerial application, LCE20-Fx provides ultra-high visibility when dropped; yet is designed to fade with exposure to sunlight once applied.

PHOS-CHEK® LCE20W is an uncolored version of PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx long-term fire retardant, which is a red solution dropped from aircraft during active wildfires to prevent their spread. PHOS-CHEK LCE20W is included on the US Forest Service Qualified Products List and delivers a proactive and preventive wildfire management solution that can be applied ahead of wildfire season or even during an oncoming threat by fire engine, water tender, or with Perimeter Solutions’ custom Ground Applied equipment. PHOS-CHEK LCE20W is ideal for rapid deployment ahead of fires and for potential fire events that are scheduled, including prescribed burns. It creates a fire break by making wildland fuels non-flammable, and works even when dry, so that a single application can offer long-term efficacy.

Advantages of Ground Applied Fire Retardants

  • Uniform coverage designed to provide maximum effectiveness
  • Can be applied hours, days, weeks and months in advance
  • Application 24 hours per day, 7 days per week including night operations
  • Can be applied when airtankers are not available due to weather conditions or areas of low accessibility
  • Placement – pinpoint accuracy
  • Minimization of business interruption including Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)
  • Uncolored solution, and can treat areas where color is not desired

Ideal Applications

  • Pretreatment of utility easements and infrastructure
  • Utility rapid response efforts ahead of a fire
  • Around homes and communities with pending wildfire danger
  • Ingress and egress paths ahead of a fire
  • On utility poles
  • Support of prescribed fires and backburn applications being conducted within days or weeks of application
  • Prior to “hot work” that is being performed in high-risk fire areas

 

Please consult with your regulatory expert to understand the restrictions and regulations that may be applicable to your state or locality with regards to the sale and distribution of Fire Retardants.

PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx and LCE20W are only available in the following regions:

  • North America
  • APAC