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FireIce is a cross-linked eco-friendly polymer, that mixes with water to create a gel that stops and prevents fires by eliminating heat and oxygen from the fire. FireIce is capable of stopping fires that are as hot as 20,000 degrees Fahrenheit. FireIce is developed and manufactured by GelTech Solutions. In March 2011, The United States Forestry Service added FireIce to its Qualified Products Lists for wildland fire management. FireIce was created in Florida in 2006 by Peter Cordani when he was experimenting with different coatings that would protect homes against hurricanes. During this time, wildfires were also consuming more than 8,000 acres in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. He took a popsicle stick, stuck it in the gel and tried to light it on fire but nothing caught. He then sprayed the gel on a pine tree and tried to light it, but a fire wouldn’t start. FireIce is eco-friendly and does no harm if ingested. Cordani says it "tastes like applesauce".〔 In 2008, FireIce was brought to market by GelTech Solutions. By 2011, FireIce brought in $556,000 of revenue for GelTech Solutions. In December 2012, Consolidated Edison partnered with GelTech Solutions in order to use FireIce to fight manhole and electrical fires. These field tests were completed in February 2013. FireIce has been actively used by more than ten state and federal wildland firefighting agencies in fighting over 100 wildfires in the United States of America and Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/eco-friendly-fireice-used-combat-120100518.html )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FireIce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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