American Fire Retardant Corp. Increasing Development Team to Meet Current Demand.

SANTEE, Calif. -- American Fire Retardant Corp. (OTCBB:AFRD) announced today that it is increasing its development staff in order to fill the current demand for new products for the furniture and mattress industry. The new products will be developed on the Firextra(R) 1000 platform that AFRC has developed over the past 17 years. These new positions are in the Santee, California manufacturing facility and will allow AFRC to expand its product line in this new marketplace.

James R. Wheeler, vice president of sales and marketing, said that, "We have hired a chemist with many years of experience in our industry and are moving a project manager from Florida back to California." He added, "We are looking forward to a new and improved product line for the growing and dynamic business opportunity in the furniture and mattress industry."

About American Fire Retardant Corp.

American Fire Retardant Corp. (OTCBB:AFRD) -- www.americanfireretardant.com, is in the business of developing, manufacturing and marketing a line of "Life Safety" products including interior and exterior fire retardants. American Fire Retardant Corp. and their American Safety Products Company also design new technology for the Life Safety marketplace and the fire resistive applications that are being mandated by local, state and governmental agencies. Additionally, the company is active in the construction industry as sub-contractors for fire stop and fire film installations.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in the future periods to differ materially from forecasted results.