As wildfires intensify, state and federal fire agencies are relying more on aerial fire retardant, sparking concerns over its ...
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?
These chemicals ... from the belly of aerial firefighting aircraft, as RDR explains: Phos-Chek, a fertilizer-based liquid, is one of the most commonly used fire retardants dropped from planes.
PACIFIC PALISADES - With the Palisades and Eaton Fires now under containment, one tool used to fight the flames will remain in the headlines: fire retardant. Questions about its use and environmental ...
Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...
Fire retardants are composed of fertilizer chemicals such as ammonium phosphates ... The U.S. Forest Service has been using aerial fire retardants since the 1950s, according to their website, but its ...
How aerial resources ... He said retardant is used in indirect attacks, so when it gets into the brush or vegetation, it slows the speed of the fire. The chemicals will coat the leaves and the ...
Fire retardants are composed of fertilizer chemicals such as ammonium phosphates ... The U.S. Forest Service has been using aerial fire retardants since the 1950s, according to their website ...
Dozens of water trucks were in place to replenish supplies after hydrants ran dry last week.Video above: Aerial footage ... plane dropping retardant on the Palisades Fire in California.