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Perimeter Solutions, a renowned global manufacturer of high-quality fire retardant and firefighting foam concentrates, marked the grand opening of its new PHOS-CHEK facility at McClellan Park in Sacramento, California, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 110,000-square-foot site will serve as a major hub for production and distribution, supporting the company’s ability to deliver PHOS-CHEK to any airbase in North America within hours. Increasingly demanding wildfire seasons The company has made this substantial investment to support the increasingly demanding wildfire seasons in California and across the country. This facility will produce three of the company’s most-used fire retardants: PHOS-CHEK MVP-Fx – An ultra-high visibility fire retardant used extensively by CAL FIRE to battle California wildfires PHOS-CHEK 259-Fx – The only fire retardant technology approved for use by fixed-tank helicopters, which requires solutions that exhibit extremely low corrosion due to the sensitive equipment on board PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx – Perimeter Solutions’ newest fire retardant technology that combines high performance with strong environmental characteristics Advanced fire retardant production facilities “Our new site at McClellan Park is one of the most advanced fire retardant production facilities in the world,” said Jeff Emery, President of Global Fire Safety at Perimeter Solutions. He adds, “Since breaking ground nearly two years ago, our team has worked diligently to install state-of-the-art equipment that maximizes production efficiency. Just as importantly, we designed the facility to be one of the cleanest of its kind. Thanks to a sophisticated HEPA filtration system, virtually zero emissions are released into the environment.” Perimeter Solutions now has seven PHOS-CHEK production facilities With the addition of the McClellan site, Perimeter Solutions now has seven PHOS-CHEK production facilities, as well as seven distribution sites strategically located across the United States and Canada to ensure the company can provide 24/7/365 support to firefighters battling wildfires anywhere in North America. Perimeter Solutions’ Commitment to innovation “Our investment in the McClellan facility demonstrates Perimeter Solutions’ ongoing commitment to innovation, reliability, and environmental stewardship,” said Shannon Horn, the Chief Operating Officer at Perimeter Solutions. Shannon Horn continues, “Building this new facility and updating our capabilities at San Bernardino Airbase and Fox Field Airbase in Lancaster, California, helps to strengthen our ability to respond rapidly to wildfire emergencies with the highest quality fire retardant technology available. We are focused on ensuring that firefighters have what they need, when they need it, to save lives and protect property from wildfire.” Forecasts for the 2025 wildfire season predict heightened activity. With expanded capabilities at McClellan and across its network, Perimeter Solutions is well-positioned to meet the challenges ahead, delivering PHOS-CHEK fire retardant for both aerial and ground applications to support firefighting agencies across North America.

Perimeter Solutions, a pioneering manufacturer of high-quality fire retardant and firefighting foam, is introducing the Perimeter Solutions Industrial Foam School, a comprehensive, two-day training program designed for industrial firefighters, hazmat teams, and municipal firefighters who support industrial facilities. The first Industrial Foam School session will take place at the Delaware State Fire Academy in Dover, DE, on May 28-29, 2025. Fluorine-free firefighting foams “Firefighting foam plays a critical role in combating fires, helping to reduce the amount of time firefighters spend on scene, which ultimately improves both firefighter and community safety,” says Mark Siem, Chemist and Manager of Business Development at Perimeter Solutions. “The Perimeter Solutions Industrial Foam School will equip firefighters with the essential knowledge and skills needed to effectively use today’s advanced fluorine-free firefighting foams.” Opportunity to use Perimeter Solutions Attendees will receive in-depth training on everything they need to know about foam Attendees will receive in-depth training on everything they need to know about foam, including application techniques and how to preplan for an incident using fluorine-free firefighting foam. Where permitted, firefighters will receive hands-on training with real foam rather than training foam. Attendees will have the opportunity to use Perimeter Solutions’ advanced fluorine-free firefighting foam solutions, including: SOLBERG® VERSAGARD™ 1x3 SOLBERG® VERSAGARD™ AS-100 SOLBERG® RE-HEALING™ 3x3 SP-100 Delaware State Fire Academy In addition to the May 28-29 session scheduled at the Delaware State Fire Academy, training will take place October 9-10, 2025, at Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, and The Fire Academy of the South in Jacksonville, Florida, October 28-29, 2025. The cost to attend the Industrial Foam School at the Delaware State Fire Academy is $599 per participant, with a maximum of 30 attendees per session. Siem says that more sessions will be added to the schedule across the U.S. and Canada in 2025 and 2026.

Perimeter Solutions, a pioneering manufacturer of high-quality fire retardant, has donated a 260-gallon tote of PHOS-CHEK® LCE20-Fx long-term fire retardant to the Logan Lake Fire Department in British Columbia, Canada. Located in the Highland Valley, Logan Lake is at risk of wildfire as it is surrounded by forests that incur frequent lightning storms.  The PHOS-CHEK fire retardant can be applied by the fire department as active wildfires are approaching to protect property. It can also be applied proactively at the beginning of the season to protect homes from wildfire for months at a time, until a significant rain event. Effectiveness of the community’s commitment Logan Lake was put to the test in 2021 when the Tremont Creek Fire took aim at the community In 2013, Logan Lake became the first community in Canada to be designated as a FireSmart™ Community. That means that the community has taken critical steps to reduce their vulnerability to the impact of wildfire. Similar to the FireWise USA® program organized by the National Fire Protection Association, the FireSmart program encourages residences to clear their gutters and area around their homes of debris, to harden their homes against wildfire with non-flammable or low-flammability materials, and to take other steps to safeguard properties. Logan Lake was put to the test in 2021 when the Tremont Creek Fire took aim at the community. Residents of Logan Lake were evacuated as the fire approached, not knowing if they would be able to return home. Before being fully contained, the Tremont Creek Fire burned 63,548 hectares (157,031 acres) of land. Logan Lake, however, emerged largely unscathed, a testament to the effectiveness of the community’s commitment to FireSmart principles. Logan Lake’s efforts The solution creates a coating, and as the fire closes the water within the retardant evaporates When vegetation and other surfaces are treated with PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx, a chemical fire break is formed. The solution creates a coating, and as the fire approaches the water contained within the retardant evaporates. The fire retardant component of the solution then reacts with cellulose present in the woody material, grass, needles, and other matter to prevent it from providing fuel for fire, making it a valuable addition to Logan Lake’s efforts to prevent the spread of wildfire. Representatives from the Logan Lake Fire Department recently attended a session that Perimeter Solutions hosted in Kamloops on the use of ground-applied fire retardant to help protect communities from wildfire. After hearing Peter de Bruijn, Wildland Fire Prevention & Protection Specialist at Perimeter Solutions, present on the technology, they asked Peter to deliver the same talk at their FireSmart Community Day. Logan Lake Fire Department “After hearing what PHOS-CHEK fire-retardant could do, Fire Chief Doug Wilson said he would like to use it for the upcoming wildfire season, and we are proud to make this donation to help in their ongoing fire protection efforts,” says de Bruijn. “By combining Logan Lake’s FireSmart practices with the use of PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx, they can create a strong defense against wildfires.” Perimeter Solutions made the donation of PHOS-CHEK LCE20-Fx earlier this month. The Logan Lake Fire Department will familiarize themselves with the product to incorporate it into their firefighting strategy for the coming months.