The eye-popping substance coating streets, cars and surfaces is actually fire retardant, dropped by aerial firefighting tankers in massive plumes of red or pink. Unlike water drops, which target ...

In the past few days, photos of wildfires in Los Angeles have spread all around the world - and people have been wondering ...

As crews battle the devastating wildfires in California, eyewitnesses are uploading photos and videos of a bright pink powder being sprayed by firefighters from airplanes. The substance that attracts ...

Strong winds can make it too dangerous to fly at the low altitudes needed for drops and can dissipate the retardant before it hits the ground. Besides Cal Fire, multiple agencies have dropped fire ...

Authorities battling a series of large wildfires in the Los Angeles area have employed a bright red fire retardant to tamp the flames, leading to dramatic images of the material blanketing scores ...

A firefighting aircraft drops Phos-Chek pink fire retardant on Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7 (Image credit: Mario Tama/Staff via Getty Images) It's hard to measure the efficiency of fire retardant ...

Besides Cal Fire, multiple agencies have dropped fire retardant and water, including the U.S. Forest Service, the Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments, the city and the National Guard.

A plane drops pink flame retardant during the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California on Monday (Jan. 13). | Credit: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pink fire retardant is raining from ...

Crews battling the deadly Los Angeles wildfires have been dropping a bright pink fire retardant across the city ahead of the advancing flames – leaving some wondering what the substance is ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Fire retardant covers a backyard in Mandeville Canyon during the Palisades Fire, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los ...

Phos-Check is a brand of long-term fire retardant that has been used to fight fires since the 1960s. It is said to contain ...

Phos-Chek, a pink fire retardant, is being used to combat California’s wildfires, coating vegetation to slow flames. While crucial in wildfire management, it raises environmental concerns, ...