Crews fighting devastating wildfires in California have been dousing homes and hillsides with bright pink fire-retardant chemicals. The eye-catching powder can now be seen blanketing cars ...

But it turns out that pink powder could present some problems itself. The University of Southern California researchers tested 10 types of commonly used commercial fire retardants—including ...

McCurry said he had seen photos “where a brush fire burned right up to ... This makes mixing the powder with water and making the retardant solution simple.

Air tankers are dropping thousands of gallons of red flame retardant in the hills around Los Angeles as firefighters attempt to limit the devastation from multiple wildfires. Images of vivid red ...

Veteran firefighters appear to have a higher risk of brain tumors called gliomas, which can be caused by gene mutations linked to flame retardant chemicals called haloalkanes, researchers reported ...