A DC-10 air tanker drops fire retardant on Magpie Gulch during the Horse Gulch Fire on July 15, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Northern Rockies Incident Command) A study by the University of Southern ...

The bright red fire retardant, often seen being dumped from large air tankers, contains cadmium, selenium, chromium, and other metals, according to the lawsuit, which was filed by the Forest ...

A study by the University of Southern California estimates hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic metals have been dumped onto forests during aerial fire retardant drops during the past decade ...

On April 24, Richard Stennes, a resident of Calle del Oro in La Jolla, held an impromptu meeting about the spray, which is applied to brush and trees in canyons and open spaces. It is made of water ...

A new Escondido neighborhood models fire-resistant housing in California. Dixon Trail is the first purpose-built “wildfire resilient neighborhood” in the United States. Making that a reality ...

Firefighting aircraft dropped water and fire retardant in the fire areas as crews on the ground responded to the fire that was fueled by light to medium fuels burning on the downslope of the hill.

Several aircraft were also assisting with dropping water and fire retardant. Additional crews from local fire districts are protecting ranches near the fire. Meteorologists are watching an ...

As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, the construction industry is turning to advanced fire-resistant building techniques and materials to create “fire-hardened” homes that can ...