Whether to allow fire-retardant treated wood in new construction in high fire risk zones in unincorporated areas is generating controversy. This month, Marin County supervisors signed off on ...

The Justice Department says workforce constraints mean it can’t meet a deadline to respond to an environmental lawsuit on aerial fire retardant. Workforce reductions at the Forest Service may be ...

As California enters the height of wildfire season, Cal Fire aircraft are once again painting red lines across dry hillsides with a substance known as PHOS-CHEK. The fire retardant is used to slow or ...

FIREFIGHTING TOOL TO CREWS IN THIS AREA. THAT RED POWDER THAT WE OFTEN SEE DURING WILDFIRES NOW BEING PRODUCED RIGHT HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. I HEREBY DECLARE THE PARK OPEN FOR BUSINESS. AND ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A study by the University of Southern California estimates hundreds of thousands of pounds of ...

Clayton, MO – Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality fire retardant and firefighting foam concentrates, marked the grand opening of its new PHOS-CHEK facility ...

Tanks that can be used on scene to mix fire retardant to quickly fill helicopter drop tanks are housed at McClellan Park. Mark Anderson | Sacramento Business Journal ...