More than 50,000 gallons of pink and red fire retardant rained from the sky near Beacon Hill on Tuesday to slow the spread of the Upriver fire. The mixture of phosphate salts and clay coated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles County neighborhoods were painted red this week as planes flew — and continue to fly — overhead, dropping red clouds ...

A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law.

It is recommended to spray off the fire retardant with a garden hose, not a pressure washer.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While flames may be the most visual wildfire danger, experts say smoke and fire retardant slurry can have long-lasting effects on human health and the ...

A fixed-wing aircraft drops Phos-Chek on the Whittier fire in Goleta in 2017. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) It's a sight now synonymous with California's fire season: A tanker aircraft flies over ...

Some of the visuals coming out of Los Angeles County over the past week are ones we expect with wildfires: dramatic flames, orange skies and damaged structures. But what's with the pink powder ...

Video from a viewer shows flame retardant being dropped the Butterfield Spring Fire.

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, and how ...

Wildfire Pro Shop, Inc. announces the launch of its Wildfire Risk Reduction Spray Services, specifically tailored for townhome complexes throughout the Tahoe and Truckee regions. As insurance carriers ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation ...