Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire ...

The U.S. Forest Service bans the use of long-term fire retardant on federal lands near waterways or endangered species ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of ...

As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?

With multiple wildfires still burning across the county, several Los Angeles power companies have started to try and get ...

It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful ...

Firefighters say they stopped the progress of the Kenneth fire as Los Angeles struggles with five blazes burning into a third night. Video credit: Ventura County Fire Department ...

Streets in Southern California were painted red this week as planes continue to fly overhead dropping red clouds over burned areas. But why is it red?

Environmental experts have said that spraying fire retardant using planes is ineffective, expensive and a growing source of ...

A plane drops pink flame retardant during the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California on Monday (Jan. 13). | Credit: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pink fire retardant is raining from ...