As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?
Phos-Chek retardants are being dropped by planes around Los Angeles to limit the devastation from wildfires. Retardant use ...
If you’ve ever wanted to know what that red liquid that’s dropped from firefighting aircraft is, then we’ve got the answer!
Some of the visuals coming out of Los Angeles County over the past week show a vivid pink substance coating streets, cars and ...
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire ...
Los Angeles battles raging wildfires with pink fire suppressant. Learn about its composition, effectiveness, environmental ...
It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful ...
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of ...
Environmental experts have said that spraying fire retardant using planes is ineffective, expensive and a growing source of ...
The U.S. Forest Service bans the use of long-term fire retardant on federal lands near waterways or endangered species ...