San Diego County to buy fire-resistant gel kits

We have friends that were impacted by the Oct 2007 fires that used this (or a similar) gel on their home. Luckily the fire didn't get to their home to test it out, but they seemed pretty confidant that it would have helped. I've seen demonstrations of these gels, and it is a pretty interesting technology.

Interesting link here is that these folks work on the Palomar Volunteer Fire Department.

County to buy fire-resistant gel kits

UNION-TRIBUNE - March 14, 2008

SAN DIEGO – A fire-resistant gel credited for limiting the devastation caused by the Poomacha fire in October is going to get even more use in the future.

County supervisors Tuesday approved spending $80,000 in taxpayer-funded community project grants to buy 290 home kits of the gel for the Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department.

The gel can be used on buildings, equipment and vegetation in a fire emergency.

Supervisor Bill Horn allocated the money from the $2 million in community project funds he is allowed to distribute in his district each year. The kits will be distributed between eight fire councils in North County.

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