A USDA plane strafes the Cedar Fire near Oracle, Arizona, on May 20, 2025, dropping fire retardant primarily made of water, ...

The chemicals found in some retardants can also be fatal to aquatic life and high concentrations of the metals can be toxic ...

A study by the University of Southern California estimates hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic metals have been dumped ...

In a significant development for the safety materials industry, Alfa Chemistry has announced the launch of several cutting-edge flame retardant products, including Expandable Graphite along with ...

The U.S. Forest Service will be allowed to use fire retardant this summer despite ongoing litigation; The head of Montana’s ...

Make sure your home rebuild is covered before the next wildfire. Learn how to check your coverage, document your property, ...

Thankfully, the welder workforce in the United States has diversified—or, at least, it has begun to. According to the career ...

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 ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

The devastating Halifax-area wildfires in the spring of 2023 had a lasting impact on Cathy Oulton, owner of Bloom Greenhouse ...

To download a PDF of this article, visit cenm.ag/flame-retardants. References used to create this graphic: Al-Mosawi, Ali. “Flame Retardants, Their Beginning, Types, and Environmental Impact ...