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Los Angeles firefighters are using Phos-Chek, a bright pink fire retardant, to combat wildfires threatening lives and property. Developed by Perimeter Solutions, Phos-Chek helps slow the spread of ...

Phos-Chek is an aerial fire suppressant, generally a mixture of water, ammonium phosphate—essentially fertiliser—and iron oxide, which is added to make the pink flame retardant visible.

Phos-Chek, the pink fire retardant that firefighters are dropping on LA County, is actually reasonably safe for cars. It’s noncorrosive, it washes off with regular soap and water, and even that ...

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The eye-catching substance — seen coating homes, cars and yards in photographs from the evacuation zones — is called Phos-Chek, and has been used to fight fires for more than 50 years.

Above the roaring fires devastating parts of Los Angeles is an incongruous sight: air tankers dropping gallons of bright red ...

The substance, vivid against the grey smoke and charred landscape, is fire retardant – much of it a product called Phos-Chek that has been ... and areas that are home to threatened or endangered ...

"It's primarily a product called Phos-Chek ... which is sold by a company called Perimeter," Daniel McCurry, an associate professor in civil and environmental engineering at the University of ...

The vibrant red fire retardant is known as Phos-Chek and has been used by firefighters battling wildland blazes for over 50 years, according to its manufacturer, Perimeter Solutions. Between 2009 ...