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GelTech Drives Growth in FireIce Wildland Fire Program
GelTech Completes FireIce Wildland Training Workshop in Florida
JUPITER, FL--(Marketwired - Apr 3, 2014)
GelTech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: GLTC) (OTCQB: GLTC) announces the completion of its first annual FireIce Wildland Training Workshop, an event that was held in conjunction with Fletcher Flying Service the week of March 10 in LaBelle, FL. The workshop was designed to be a cost effective method of training multiple state and federal agency personnel on how to use and integrate FireIce as part of their wildland firefighting programs, including agencies involved in upcoming FireIce pilot programs this summer. This inaugural event was developed and completed in a joint effort between GelTech Solutions, Fletcher Flying Service, AeroSpray, HydroMax, and FireBoss, with wildfire firefighting techniques and firefighting air tanker capability the main focus of discussion.
Fletcher Flying Services hosted the event at its new headquarters, LaBelle Municipal Airport. The event was an excellent opportunity for the attending companies to demonstrate and familiarize the latest technologies in wildland firefighting, including FireIce, to participants from the US Forest Service, Canada, Florida, Minnesota, Washington, Idaho and Colorado in preparation for what is anticipated to be a busy fire season across North America. Fletcher's plan is to utilize the Labelle Municipal Airport as a strategically placed hub for operations and training throughout the year for wildland firefighting.
This plan includes the addition of a mixing and loading facility for FireIce, increasing FireIce's exposure to state and federal agencies. "This event was a huge success thanks to the vision of Steve Fletcher of Fletcher Flying Service and the great support from Tommy Vaughn, manager of Labelle Airport," stated Ed Kleiman, GelTech's wildland operations manager. "With an already active wildfire season in South Florida, this event was a timely opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of FireIce, the next generation of suppressant technology, and the need for strategic facilities for firefighting aircraft across the state of Florida." FireIce and Fletcher Flying Service plan to continue this annual event in the future.
About GelTech Solutions, Inc.
GelTech Solutions creates innovative, Earth-friendly, cost-effective products that help industry, agriculture, and the general public achieve environmental and safety goals such as water conservation and protecting lives, homes and property from fires. All the products currently marketed by GelTech Solutions, Inc. were created for the Company by inventor and chief technology officer, Peter Cordani.
FireIce is a patent pending fire suppressant used for direct attack of fires as well as a medium term retardant for structure protection. FireIce can be used in all types of apparatus: fire extinguishers, pumper trucks, aerial units for wildfires and all equipment used in municipal applications. FireIce is a water enhancing powder that can be utilized both as a fire suppressant in urban firefighting, including underground utility fires, and in wildland firefighting and as a medium-term fire retardant to protect wildland, structures and firefighters.
GelTech developed the patent pending Emergency Manhole FireIce Delivery System (EMFIDS) which is an innovative system designed to deliver a mixture of FireIce and water into a manhole in order to coat the ladder and the utility worker in the event of an incident involving an explosion or fire in the manhole while utility workers are performing routine repairs or maintenance.
GelTech also markets Soil2O which is both a non-toxic soil conditioner and a dust abatement product. Soil2O "Dust Control" products and solutions stop all types of particulate matter from entering the air and water, solving even the most stubborn dust control problems. Soil2O Granular and Topical blends reduce water consumption up to 50% and promote healthy root development in plants and lawns, generating faster seed germination by keeping nutrients and moisture at the root level longer.
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