Claims
- 1. A fugitive color fire retardant composition for aerial application to ground vegetation, said composition comprising:
- a) fire retardant components having a first hue, including a fire retardant salt;
- b) a colorant which initially colors said composition to a second hue which contrasts with the hue of said vegetation, said colorant comprising
- i) a fugitive color component, and
- ii) a non-fugitive component insoluble in an aqueous carrier, present in said composition in an amount which improves the aerial visibility of said composition, but in less than an amount which prevents said composition from fading to a neutral color after aerial application.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 in which said non-fugitive component is red iron oxide.
- 3. The composition of claim 1, in which said fire retardant salt comprises a liquid ammonium polyphosphate and said non-fugitive component is red.
- 4. The composition of claim 1, including an aqueous liquid carrier.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application, Ser. No. 08/492,471, filed Jun. 20, 1995, abandoned which was a continuation-in-part of our international application, PCT/US94/08226, filed Nov. 30, 1994.
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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