HOMEOWNERS AND HOW RELIABLE IS THIS NEW TOOL, BRITTANY? THE REPORTER: YOU WANT TOE B LEERY, LISA. FIRE EXPERTS WARN, THERE'S SOME COMPANIES OUT THERE WHO SAY THEIR PRODUCT WILLFF EECTIVELY PROTECT YOUR HOME. THERE'S ACTUALLY ONLY A FEW SOLUTIONS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE. TODAY WE GOT TO CHECK ONE OF THOSE OUT >> THERE YOU GO. NOW YOUR FENCE IS OTECPRTED. THE REPORTER: PROTECTED FROM FUTURE FIRES. >> THE FIRE RETARDANT IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL. >> THIS PRODUCT CAN BE APPLDIE TO YOUR FENCE, YOUR DECK, ALL THAT STUFF IN YOUR BACKYARD TO PROTECT IT, IF THAT DOES IN CTFA HAPPEN. >> The Reporter: THE SOLUTION INSIDE THESE HOSES IS CALLED FORTSSRE FR-600. >> GROUND APPLIED PRODUCTS I A SALT-BASED PRODUCT. THE REPORTER: IT IS APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ONHE T AGENCY'S LIST FOR LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANTS. >> A LOT OF TIMES, WE REACT, RIGHT? THERE'S A REPUBLIC ACTIVE ISSUE -- REACTIVE ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO WILDFIRE OR ANY TYPE OF MARJO EVENT, SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS ENCOUGERA PEOPLE TO PROACTIVELY PRETREAT. >> The Reporter: WE PUT IT TO THE TEST. >> THIS SIDE IS TREATED, THIS SIDE IS NOT, SO WE'LL LIGHT THAT ON FIRE. >> IT'S LITERALLY GETTING TO THIS PT ARRIGHT HERE. THIS SIDE IS TREAT.ED SO AS IT'S COMING ALONG, IT'S TRYING TO BURN AND IT'S HITTING THAT WALL, WREHE IT JUST CAN'T GO. >> THE LINE IS ALMOST STRAIGHT. THE FIRE WOULDN'T GO PAST THE TREATED BRUSH. WE TEDRI IT ON THE SPRAYED FENCING AS WELL.NO IGNITION, NO CHAR. >> WE CAN TOUCH IT? >> YEAH, TOUCH IT. >> OH WOW. UNDERNEATH THAT IS JUST THE FENCE, THAST' JUST THE SOLUTION ESSENTIALLY THAT'S BECOME GRAY. >> IT'S THE SALT. THE REPORTER: THE COMNYPA RECOMMENDS REEF APPLYING THE TREATMENT EACH YEAR. ITIT WH STANDS UP TO 2 1/2 INCHES OF HEAVY RAIN, SO YOU WANTO T APPLY IT AFTERHE T HOPEFUL SPRING SHOWERS AND BEFORE FIRE SEASON BEGINS. >> THERE'S NOTHING THAT IS FIRE-PRO.OF RIGHT? PROPER MANAGEMENT OF FUEL LOADS ALONG WITH THE HOME HARDENING, AND ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION OF FIRE RETARDANT,IV GES YOUR HOME A CHANCEO T SURVIVE. THE REPORTER: BACK OUT HERE LIVE. I DO WANT TO SWHO YOU WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING SOME DECENT WIND RITGH NOW AND YOU CAN REALLY SEE IT HOW IT'S BLOWING THE TRIALS. BLAZE BUSTER, THE COMPANY AUTHORIZED TO TREAT HOMES WITH THAT APPROVED SOLUTION, SPRAYS CAN COST $500 TO $7,000, SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES THOUGH WILL PAY FOR IT IF YOU CALL THEM ABOUT IT. AND THAT'SHAT WWEAW S DURING THE CALDOR FIRE. LIVE IN LINCOLN, BRITTANY HOPE, KCRA 3 NEWS. TY: THE COVERAGE OF SAUL DORK FIRE IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, YOU SAW SOME HOMES BEING SPRAYED WI FTHIRE RETARDANT, DID IT HELP? THE REPORTER: RIGHT, WE SAW 250 HOMES THAT WERE SPRAYED BY THE U.S. FORTES SERVICE APPROVED AND THAT'S WHEN INSURANCE KICKE IND AND THAT'S WHEN THE FIRE WAS COMING OVER THE BASIN AND IT WAS GETTING WITHIN FEET OFHOSE T HOMES AND YEAH, THE FOREST SERVICE SAYS NO STRUCTURES IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE BURNED. OF COURSE, THAT'S A COMBINATION BETWEEN THE FIREFIGHT, DEFENSIBLE SPACE, BUT HEY, TTHA HOME RETARDANT WE SAW IT SPRAYED ON HOMES WREHE FIRES CAME BEEN FEET AND TYHE DIDN'T BURN. AGAIN, IT'S JUST ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOLX.BO