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December 12, 2022
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Press Release
FR-100 Powder and FR-200 Liquid Concentrate formulas represent the first fully qualified aerial LTRs listed on the Qualified Products List (QPL) by a new supplier in over 22 years, thus bringing competitive bidding to future LTR contracts and simultaneously ending the sole-sourced LTR era. Fortress LTRs will soon be commercially available and cleared for aerial usage in all of North America and other countries that utilize the USFS QPL as the “standard” of approval for purchase.
September 26, 2022
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Press Release
The Operational Field Evaluation (OFE) of FORTRESS® FR-200 has successfully concluded, poising FR-200 for imminent approval by the United States Forest Service (USFS). FR-200 is the third product in the FORTRESS fire retardant portfolio to complete all USFS product qualification testing, complimenting FORTRESS’ current offering of aerial dry powder long term fire retardant (FR-100) and ground-applied liquid fire retardant (FR-600).
September 19, 2022
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Press Release
Fortress has commenced operational field testing of its next generation FR-105 HV long-term fire retardant. The Operational Field Evaluation (OFE) is the final test required by the United States Forest Service for full product qualification.
January 10, 2022
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Press Release
As Fortress builds out its global supply chain capabilities, Tom Davis will oversee Manufacturing facilities in Ogden, Utah, Rocklin, California, and a soon to be announced Western State powder retardant facility.
November 15, 2021
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Press Release
Fortress North America, a producer of innovative long-term fire-retardants (LTR), recently announced a $45 million equity investment from Compass Minerals, a leading global provider of essential minerals. The investment will position Compass Minerals’ minority equity stake ownership in Fortress at approximately 45%.
July 8, 2021
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aerialfiremag.com
Innovative company delivers advanced formula long term fire retardant technology. Moving to final operational field evaluation at the U.S. Forest Service air tanker base in Missoula, MT. (pg. 54)
June 16, 2021
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Press Release
Fortress FR-100 was successfully loaded onto Neptune Aviation Tanker 01 and dropped on a live fire, setting up the first use of a new brand/formula of long-term aerial fire retardant in over two decades.
June 11, 2021
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fireaviation.com
In February 2021 the U.S. Forest Service awarded a contract to design and build a 16,000-gallon mobile retardant mixing tank for the air tanker base at Medford, Oregon. The agency wanted the ability to relocate the tank during the off-season and needed one large enough to refill very large air-tankers (VLAT). Fortress delivered the tank/trailer in Medford on May 24.
June 2, 2021
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fireaviation.com
Fortress will be conducting a real-world test of their product this year in Montana. When fully approved, it will be the first newly formulated long-term retardant product to make it onto the Forest Service’s Qualified Products List in over two decades. The retardant has successfully completed all US Forest Service laboratory tests for fire retardancy, toxicity, corrosion, and viscosity.
Fortress is dedicated to developing and producing an eco-sensitive, sustainable, and more efficacious fire-retardant alternative to combat wildfires in California, the United States, and around the world.
All retardant depicted in aerial drop images is Fortress FRS fire retardant.
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