Crews set up a mobile retardant base to support efforts on the Wapiti Fire [Video]

Perimeter Solutions set up a mobile retardant base where helicopters can access Phos-Check fire retardant to help the firefighting efforts on the Wapiti Fire.

Jose Yorba has been doing this for 25-years and we watched his crew of four men including Jose set up this mobile retardant bank out on the fire line west of Stanley.

The mobile retardant base features a 5,000 gallon water tank, a 5,000 gallon dip tank and the backend of the retardant take also has 5,000 gallons.

Yorba drove heavy equipment to place each bin near the retardant tank. Each sack can mix up to 21,000 gallons of retardant using a process called the Venturi Effect, a phenomenon that happens when a fluids pressure gets reduced as it flows through a constriction.

The mobile retardant base will work with type two helicopters that use a bucket to carry retardant where it is needed. These helicopters usually carry between 500 …