The department uses Grumman S-2T and Lockheed C-130H planes as air tankers. Their purpose is "rapid initial attack delivery of fire retardant on wildland fires," according to Cal Fire.
Too old for the truck but too stubborn to stop, these veteran CFA volunteers are giving water bombers what they need to fight ...
Some of the visuals coming out of Los Angeles County over the past week show a vivid pink substance coating streets, cars and plants. This is fire retardant, dropped by aerial firefighting tankers in ...
During a new process aimed at increasing the county’s fiscal transparency, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone on ...
Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...
What does the National Transportation Safety Board look for in a plane crash investigation? A flight expert explains.
California Air National Guard video shared Wednesday shows a pilot’s point-of-view as the aircraft flies over and drops retardant on the Hughes Fire in Castaic, near Los Angeles. The planes can ...
Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.
Phos-Chek, the pink fire retardant that firefighters are dropping ... Chek MVP-Fx — contains corrosion inhibitors to keep the planes and copters it’s in from breaking down.
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