retardant compound is preferably in the form of a fine powder having an average particle size of about 2 5 microns which assists in the uniform distribution of the particles throughout the coating and which minimizes the likelihood of compatibility issues between the resin and the flame retardant compound when silicone resins are chosen it is preferable to use a two part addition cure silicone system having u201c a u201d and u201c b u201d components which when added to one another cure to form a durable coating in this instance the u201c a u201d and u201c b u201d components are each liquid silicone compositions and no solvents are necessary to incorporate flame retardant compounds into such systems it has been found effective to add the fr compound to either the u201c a u201d or u201c b u201d component of the silicone and then stir the fr compound and silicone component under high shear mixing conditions once the two are uniformly blended the remaining silicone component is added and the coating composition is ready for application to a fabric when a latex based system is desired the flame retardant compound is dispersed in water with a wetting agent the dispersion is then mixed with the selected resin with a thickener being added to adjust the viscosity of the dispersion the coating composition is then ready for application to a fabric in either silicone or latex based.