Research & Results

2016 → Gel Systems Canada Inc. was founded in Saskatchewan, Canada.

2017 → Began working with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), loading heavy air tankers out of the Prince Albert, La Ronge, and Meadow Lake air tanker bases for use in direct attack applications.
2018 → Tested and demonstrated the capabilities of gel-based products at the OSFS SEATS base in Ronan, Montana.

2017 - 2019 → GSC participated in a three-year study conducted by the Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Aerial Firefighting. The study focused on evaluating the effectiveness of water enhancers for use in Single Engine Air Tankers (SEATS) in Colorado and concluded favorable results for water enhancers as a firefighting tool, specifically noting GSC’s patented mixing equipment, describing it as “the fastest, cleanest, and most precise system we used for mixing these products during this study... and should be considered for use where multiple loading pits might be used and or when loading large airtankers since this device is specifically designed to accommodate those operations.”

2019 → Tested and demonstrated the capabilities of gel-based products for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in Chico, California.

2021 → Continued work with SPSA, utilizing gel for ground application for the first time on the BELL fire near Carrot River, Sask. Indicated that gel products are effective in ground-based applications. Established the foundation for GSC and the SPSA to develop a system that overcomes logistical hurdles, enabling tactics previously not available to any agency.

2022 - 2024 → Research and development on mixing, delivery, and loading equipment; building, testing, and changing using feedback from live wildfire events.

2025 → Gel Systems Canada was deployed to 17 locations throughout the 2025 fire season, working with the SPSA to use FG-2 Ready-to-Use Gel to protect homes, critical infrastructure, and aid direct attack operations by ground and helicopter. In 2025 alone, GSC mixed and delivered over 4.5 million liters of FG-2 Ready-To-Use Gel without any reports of property or environmental safety issues.