then they use their trucks to douse each power pole with fire retardant — the same substance that's dropped by firefighting aircraft from above. They try to spray it as far up the pole as ...

Pink fire retardant has stained houses and buildings in Los Angeles as the authorities continue to try and slow down the ...

Crews from Perimeter Solutions are working to reduce the chance of roadside fires in Mountain Home by spraying fire retardant along 30 miles of I-84. The retardant is the same kind that is dropped ...

Pink fire retardant has stained houses and buildings in Los Angeles as the authorities continue to try and slow down the blazes that have killed at least 24 people. The spray, known as Phos-Chek ...

In the first six months of that year, 19,358 wildfires burned 584,000 acres in the United States. Already in 2025, nearly ...

RELATED: Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California ... ago and is in the early stages of selling cities on the spray, according to records filed with the federal government.

Throughout the summer months, airtankers and fire-crews spray fire retardant across the territory for protection. It's a substance that makes fuel less flammable and slows a fire's progress.

RELATED: What is ‘home hardening’? Fire-resistant walls, roofs, windows and landscaping It includes a fire-suppression system to spray Phos-Chek retardant over the yard. There are no overhangs ...