Authorities battling the blazes ravaging areas in and around Los Angeles County are using more than water to stop the fire — they're deploying brilliantly pink flame retardants. Aircraft have been ...

On the ground, a small army of people preps the plane for another run, loading it with 3,000 gallons of the hot-pink fire retardant known as Phos-Chek. (The color is intentional ― you want to make ...

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.

Fire retardants help suppress wildfires by slowing the rate at which flames can spread. First, the flame retardant powder is mixed with water to create a foam or slurry that is easy to spread ...

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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 ...

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 ...

But what exactly is in it, and how does it help fight the wildfires? The flame retardant is a product called Phos-Chek, which is sold by a company called Perimeter. It has been used to fight ...

It's apparent that these red trails are used to stop the spread of wildfires, but what makes up fire retardant and why is it different than only using water to fight wildfires? What is the red ...

Also, sign up for NPR's breaking news alerts. Air tankers are dropping thousands of gallons of red flame retardant in the hills around Los Angeles as firefighters attempt to limit the devastation from ...

Firefighters say they stopped the progress of the Kenneth fire as Los Angeles struggles with five blazes burning into a third night. Video credit: Ventura County Fire Department Winds set to ...