VIDEO: As more than 16,000 structures burned in the Palisades and Eaton fires, an advanced materials company in Canada watched in horror as towns were almost wiped out.
The company Altek Advanced Materials says the Southern California wildfires were a call to action.
“We had been developing a fire-retardant product for prefabricated materials before they went into building and it became apparent to us there was a need because of the devastation and destruction for products that were put on aftermarket to existing structures,” said Gregory Fenton, the CEO of Altek Advanced Materials.
Introducing Wildfire Guardian, a gel that’s sprayed onto structures in high fire zones as much as 24 hours before there’s a fire. The fire retardant provides 90% protection, is biodegradable, eco-friendly and comes right off with water. At the demonstration ABC7 was invited to in Agua Dulce, two houses were constructed.
