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Forestry Service planes douse Cedar Fire and surrounding landscape with fire retardant
A USDA plane strafes the Cedar Fire near Oracle, Arizona, on May 20, 2025, dropping fire retardant primarily made of water, ...
Montana Public Radio3d
Briefs: Court OKs fire retardant use; Dept. of Military Affairs head retires
The U.S. Forest Service will be allowed to use fire retardant this summer despite ongoing litigation; The head of Montana’s ...
Victorville Daily Press on MSN6h
Milpas Fire scorches 36 acres, threatens structures in Apple Valley
A vegetation fire with the potential of burning 500 acres and damaging structures was reported on Saturday afternoon in Apple ...
Idaho State Journal3d
Lawsuit filed in Montana over toxic metals found in aerial fire retardant
A study by the University of Southern California estimates hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic metals have been dumped ...
Montana Public Radio9d
Lawsuit claims Forest Service fire retardant use violates the Endangered Species Act
As summer fire season approaches, planes will soon be dropping red retardant to try to stifle the fire's spread. A new ...
Bridge Fire: Forward progress stopped on vegetation fire near Tuolumne County lake, Cal Fire says
According to Cal Fire, the fire was located near O’Brynes Ferry Road at the Lake Tulloch Bridge and had burned at least three ...
Lawsuit filed in Missoula over toxic metals found in aerial fire retardant
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, and, ...