The powdered substance sprayed over the California wildfires is called Phos-Chek. It contains ammonium phosphate — an ...

Fire retardants, on the other hand, contain fertilizer and other ingredients that don't evaporate once the water they're mixed with is gone, delaying a fire's spread for days, weeks or longer.

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dousing the area with more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink ... trucks to douse each power pole with fire ...

Two people from Oregon were arrested for reportedly impersonating firefighters and using an illegitimate fire truck in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...

Los Angeles authorities said a couple was arrested for impersonating firefighters after they attempted to enter an evacuation zone with a fake firetruck near the Palisades Fire area. The Los ...

A married couple from Oregon are suspected of impersonating firefighters to enter an evacuation zone around the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles with a fire truck that may have been bought after ...

A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to ...

JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The newest additions to the Jones County fire fleets took to the streets Friday. “These are the last three trucks to refurbish the whole county’s fleet,” said ...

Environmentalists are warning that the pink fire retardants used in California may pose severe health and environmental risks associated with heavy metals. Los Angeles, California - Firefighters ...

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Authorities say a fire truck was hit by a car when responding to a crash on I-94 near Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office said the fire truck was ...