About Peat Fires

Peat has been used as fuel for centuries its high carbon content had made it useful for
cooking and heating since primitive times. Peat builds up as organic material such as
leaves, grasses, fallen trees, and root systems build up over decades or centuries. When
ignited, often by wildfire or lightning strike, it smolders and can burn undetected for
months or years even centuries. Peat fires spread by creeping through the
underground layer, called duff. Peat fires are a glowing global threat with serious
economic and ecological impacts.
Peat fires usually burn a smaller area than fast-moving forest fires, but they can burn up
to 10 times more fuel mass per acre, producing far more smoke.
Today, over 450 firefighters are battling a 40,000-acre peat fire in North Carolina that will
burn for months unless the dry region receives significant rain. Started by a lightning
strike, it is the largest wildfire in the United States. Peat fires in Indonesia have added
tons of carbon to the atmosphere. The massive peat deposits in Southeast Asia jungles
could be burned out by 2040.
The Russian capital is often covered with the smoke of one of the largest peat fire on
earth. The area around Moscow has a long history of peat fires, caused by the draining of
bogs and swamps in the early 1900s, creating thousands of acres of dried peat.
Deposited over many centuries, peat is the perfect fuel for a difficult fire.

How can peat fires be stopped?

Until now, peat fires have been incredibly difficult to eradicate. Fighting peat fires usually
means pumping in thousands or even millions of gallons of water, excavating large
areas, or simply hoping for rain. Now, with global drought conditions at historic highs,
peat fires are becoming a menace to property, lives, the environment, and local
economies.
Effective peat fire suppression starts with getting water below the surface layer, where it
can penetrate and soak the organic material. Peat FireX does this by breaking the surface
tension, allowing water to reach the smoldering fuel. Fires treated with Peat FireX can
remain wet for several days, preventing re-ignition or spread. And when the fire is out,
Peat FireX biodegrades into a natural fertilizer.
Theres finally an solution for one of the worlds most pressing fire suppression
problems. Contact us to learn more.

About Peat FireX

Peat fires are now recognized as a global threat, with significant economic, social and
ecological impact. Peat fires cause serious loss of property, destruction of forest acreage,
and loss of life. Because water and or foam cannot effectively penetrate thick layers of
organic material, peat fires are extremely difficult to fight until today.

Safe, non toxic and biodegradable made from organic-base ingredients

Penetrates duff, peat and muck
Uses significantly less water, manpower and resources

Peat FireX is the revolutionary new product that stops peat fires fast. A safe and
biodegradable formula, Peat FireX breaks through the duff layer while other products
simply run off. Once Peat FireX breaks the surface tension of the soil, the product
penetrates deep into peat and muck, stopping fires cold. And it stops peat fires with
significantly less water and resources. It works FAST, and after the fire is out it provides a
lasting retardant barrier. Peat Fire Suppression is now possible, even for long-burning
fires.
Peat FireX in the news: Fire Dept. Tests Peat FireX on Threatening Mulch Fire with
amazing results
TACTICAL DEPLOYMENT
Peat FireX can be delivered via hose, sprinkler, or air. And
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your existing tanks, and custom built solutions for any
need.

The RDS-U (Rapid Deployment

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TDM-100 (Tactical Deployment Mixer 100 Gallons): A self-contained

system that slips into the back of a pickup truck

Since Monday an industrial-sized mulch pile just south of Wewoka City limits has been burning and
threatening to blow hot embers towards the residents north of the huge pile.
Standing at over 30-40 feet high and over 200-250 feet long in places, the pile of mulch made from
lumber spontaneously combusted on June 24 at a lot on the corner of Jack Rabbit Rd. and Industrial
Blvd. Fire Chief James Keesee and his men had been at the site over the past three days fghting the
fre, but were at a loss at how to get to the center of the blaze without kicking up cinders. Tey doused
one end of the pile with over 2000 gallons of water with no apparent lasting efect. Keesee also tried
frefghting foam but the core of the blaze was far deeper than the foam could penetrate. He called
for help from the Oklahoma Forestry Services and was given a lead on a commercial product that
was designed specifcally for such a stubborn fre.
New Product Shows Impressive Results Keesee contacted a fre chief acquaintance in Louisiana who
was familiar with peat bog fres. He suggested EnvironX Solutions of Dallas,
Te x a s .
James called EnvironX Solutions and asked about Peat FireX, a product developed for peat fres.
EnvironX CEO Steve Sinunu arrived in Wewoka Tursday night with as much of the product as he
could carry in a pickup truck, approximately 750 pounds of it in 25-lb. buckets to demonstrate its
efcacy in extinguishing just this kind of fre.
For the test, they mixed up 600 gallons for the brushfre trucks brought in from the fre department.
One pound of the non-toxic product mixed with water makes 20 gallons.
Armed with 300 gallons each in two brushfre trucks, Keesees men turned to a smaller section of the
mulch fre to test Peat FireX.
Keesee took initial readings of the surfaces in the test section and found it to be between 350-400
degrees Fahrenheit.
After a coating of the non-toxic product, the temperatures dropped to 150 degrees and down to 125
degrees 15 minutes later. Within 30 minutes, Keesee was able to put his hand to surface of the
mulch pile without sufering burns or discomfort.
Selecting another test section next to the treated site, a frefghter hosed down a 30-foot by 20-foot
section with water.
With an initial reading of 400 degrees, the water treated site registered a mere drop of 50 degrees
before temperatures rose again 30 minutes later.
In the meantime the Peat FireX treated site continued to cool down and passersby could distinctly
feel the temperature diference between the two sections - the heat from the water treated section
was palpable from a distance of 5-10 feet. Te amount of the organic product used on the test site
was only 150 gallons, compared to 2,000 gallons of water used on it the day before.
One frefghter doused his boots in the product and claimed he was able to withstand the heat of the
pile to climb closer to fre afected areas.

Keesee used a tracked hoe to carve out a section of an untreated section to gauge the core
temperature and to see what efect Peat FireX had on a hotter heat source. Te hoe dug a large sixfoot hole into the side of the mulch pile and a reading of the site was temps reaching over 1,000
degrees Fahrenheit. A frefghter doused the hole with the organic-based product for fve minutes.
Keesee came back to the hole to fnd the temperature down to less than 150 degrees within seconds
of being doused. Te core of the hole was cooling rapidly with smoke spilling out as the product
worked closer to the source of the fre. As one frefghter remarked, we accomplished more in two
hours with this product than we had over the past three days with water and foam.
According to the EnvironX Solutions website, Peat FireX is eco-friendly, non-toxic and
biodegradeable. Peat FireX reportedly breaks the surface tension of the soil and penetrates deep
into peat and muck. It has stopped peat fres with signifcantly less water and resources, while leaving
a lasting retardant barrier. With Peat FireX, creek water, fair weather conditions, and hard work on
the part of the Wewoka frefghters, this mulch pile fre may be extinguished in days rather than
months.