(The Center Square) - A 50,187-acre wildfire in Colorado has been declared the nation's No. 1 firefighting priority.
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Red and pink flame retardant is giving fire-ravaged Los Angeles a slightly surreal aspect -- but how safe is it?
Jet planes swooping over a fireline and unleashing a trail of bright red retardant in California thrilled and relieved those whose homes were …
Retardant, usually dropped on less residential areas, now coats cars as well as houses and gardens in residential parts of Los Angeles threate…
The retardant lasts longer than water and is more easily seen from the air, making it popular with firefighters
Coating driveways, windows, roofs and plants, so much retardant has rarely if ever been dropped on such a large populated area
Such retardants have been in use for decades: An air tanker drops some over a house during the Toll fire in California in July 2024
Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red and Barbie-pink s…
In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, an air tanker drops fire retardant on the Kenneth Fire in the Calabasas area of Los Angeles
The new Kenneth Fire burst into life near Calabasas, a swanky hilltop enclave outside Los Angeles made famous by its celebrity residents