The bright substance blanketing areas of Los Angeles County has long been used to stop wildfires from spreading.
Chek, is a fire retardant used to slow the spread of wildfires by coating vegetation and limiting oxygen access to flames.
It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful ...
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 more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of ...
Los Angeles battles raging wildfires with pink fire suppressant. Learn about its composition, effectiveness, environmental ...
Phos-Chek retardants are being dropped by planes around Los Angeles to limit the devastation from wildfires. Retardant use ...
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire ...
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?
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 ...