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 of ...

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Aerial fire suppressants are generally a mixture of water, ammonium phosphate — essentially fertilizer — and iron oxide, which is added to make the retardant visible, said Daniel McCurry, a civil and ...

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Pink fire retardant is raining from the skies in Los Angeles as firefighters try everything they can to contain several ...

DENVER (KDVR) — It has been one of, if not the single driest and warmest, winters in Colorado’s history. Add on frequent strong winds, and Colorado has had some conditions that are prime for wildfires ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Add another concern for the tanker plane pilots who barnstorm low over treacherous terrain, in vintage aircraft, to bomb fire retardant around raging mountain wildfires: endangered ...

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