Authorities battling a series of large wildfires in the Los Angeles area have employed a bright red fire retardant to tamp the flames, leading to dramatic images of the material blanketing scores ...

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.

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which are used for rapid deliveries of fire retardant on wildfires. The planes are based strategically throughout California. North American OV-10A Bronco Air Tactical Aircraft Cal Fire has 16 ...

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Unlike water drops, which target active flames, fire retardant is dropped by planes ahead of a fire's path to slow the fire's progress and allow crews to construct fire lines. Thousands of ...

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.

Crews battling the deadly Los Angeles wildfires have been dropping a bright pink fire retardant across the city ... dumped across landscapes from planes or helicopters. The phosphate in the ...