Examples of retardant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Fire pushed by winds and fueled by bone-dry conditions jumped fire-retardant containment lines and pushed up to 4 miles into new territory, authorities said. — Gillian Flaccus, ajc, 20 July 2021 The Dees’ rebuilt house is a little smaller than the original one, and with a different floor plan — and this one was constructed with fire retardant siding. — Gillian Flaccus And Adam Beam, chicagotribune.com, 15 July 2021 Three helicopters were dropping water on the fire at the top of the ridge, and air tankers were laying down a retardant line along a trail to protect two Chena Hot Springs yurts and a remote weather station, the Division of Forestry said. — Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2021 The flame retardant thread stitching is also cold-resistant, sweat absorbent, breathable and allergy-free. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 May 2021 The Cal Fire investigators said in their report that supervisors must make sure firefighters are aware of pending water and retardant drops, that fire personnel must maintain situational awareness, and that target areas should be cleared. — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 25 Oct. 2020 Crews hit the area with helicopter water and retardant drops to cool some of the activity, the service explained. — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2021 An airtanker from Palmer also dropped retardant along a portion of the fire Monday, according to forestry officials. — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2021 The Boeing 747-400 SuperTanker, capable of dropping 19,000 gallons of fire retardant per trip, was deployed last year to battle the El Dorado Fire in Southern California -- a blaze ignited by pyrotechnics at a gender reveal party. — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 28 Apr. 2021

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