“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without ...

As wildfires intensify, state and federal fire agencies are relying more on aerial fire retardant, sparking concerns over its ...

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 ...

A decades-old NHTSA vehicle flammability standard leads to the use of cancer-causing flame retardants in cars. These ...

When the infamous, hairdryer-like Santa Ana winds weaken, the devastating fires in the Greater Los Angeles area can be fought from the air. To do that, firefighting planes and helicopters have dropped ...

The hot-pink mix of water and chemicals, which is sprayed from planes to combat wildfires, is under renewed scrutiny.

Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.

With many parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a ...

A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres ...

It could be a week or more before homeowners in the Los Angeles area are allowed to check on their fire-damaged properties.

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 ...

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 ...