California senators gathered in Pasadena on Friday to unveil a package of wildfire recovery legislation, including proposals ...

Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

This approach to fire prevention is new for both San Diego and the nation: The company making Citrotech, Mighty Fire Breaker, ...

Praises to our San Diego fire department for making short work of the Gilman fire. If it had reached the UCSD campus with ...

Retired Sierra Madre fire captain Rich Snyder used decades of expertise and quick action to protect his Pasadena home and ...

As wildfires continue to burn in California, the Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker is still hard at work helping ground crews with ...

Teresa Rhyne wrote about organizing and storing your estate documents in last week’s article. I found fire-retardant laptop ...

Vasya Tremsin, a (then) high school senior from the San Francisco Bay Area, came up with a crazy idea for a science fair ...

The hot-pink mix of water and chemicals, which is sprayed from planes to combat wildfires, is under renewed scrutiny.

The C-130J is the main transport for air drops, and MAFFS are portable fire-retardant delivery systems used by the U.S. Forest Service, according to the California Air National Guard. Outfitted with ...

To do that, firefighting planes and helicopters have dropped a pink fire retardant that extinguishes the flames or slows down their spread. It has left houses, gardens and streets glowing a ...

As California battles devastating wildfires, Phos-Chek, a hot-pink aerial fire suppressant, plays a crucial role in protecting communities. But what is it made of, and is it safe for the environment?