Trending Topics

UL warns of fire extinguishing agents with unauthorized listing

By FireRescue1 Staff

CAMAS, Wash. — Underwriters Laboratories is notifying fire departments and other agencies that ‘Fire Blockade’ extinguishing agent bears an unauthorized reference to UL.

The product has not been evaluated by UL and is not eligible to state it is UL listed, according to a statement released Friday by the independent product safety certification organization.

It is not known if the product complies with the requirements for wetting agents intended for use in accordance with ANSI/NFPA 18 (2006), it added.

The product is known to be sold by distributors for Working Chemical Solutions and through companies that can be found on Web sites selling firefighting equipment, firefighting foam and extinguishing agents.

UL evaluates more than 19,000 types of products, components, materials and systems annually with 21 billion UL Marks appearing on 72,000 manufacturers’ products each year.

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU