The neighbouring houses in the Palisades were destroyed, and Chasen thinks it was a combination of luck and fire-resistant design strategies that kept his client's home safe. It is a conventional wood ...

But, with the pink flame retardant covering everything from homes to vegetation, many people have questions about the material, including what they will do to remove it once the fire threat has ended.

Phos-Chek, the pink fire retardant that firefighters are dropping on LA County, is actually reasonably safe for cars. It’s noncorrosive, it washes off with regular soap and water, and even that ...

Amid the ruin of charred homes and blackened hillsides left devastated by the Palisades Fire, stands a home that held out against the flames and smoke that blanketed northwest LA last week.

Crews battling the deadly Los Angeles wildfires have been dropping a bright pink fire retardant across the city ahead of the advancing flames – leaving some wondering what the substance is ...

On the ground, a small army of people preps the plane for another run, loading it with 3,000 gallons of the hot-pink fire retardant known as Phos-Chek. (The color is intentional ― you want to make ...

A plane drops pink flame retardant during the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California on Monday (Jan. 13). | Credit: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images Pink fire retardant is raining from ...

The mansion’s survival is attributed to its robust construction. Steiner explained that the house was built with fire-resistant materials, including stucco and stone walls, along with a specially ...

Los Angeles firefighters are using Phos-Chek, a bright pink fire retardant, to combat wildfires threatening lives and property. Developed by Perimeter Solutions, Phos-Chek helps slow the spread of ...

But what exactly is this pink powder, and how does it help contain wildfires? What is the pink fire retardant? The substance is Phos-Chek, a fire retardant, widely used across the US since the 1960s.

Besides Cal Fire, multiple agencies have dropped fire retardant and water, including the U.S. Forest Service, the Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments, the city and the National Guard.

Besides Cal Fire, multiple agencies have dropped fire retardant and water, including the US Forest Service, the Los Angeles and Ventura County fire departments, the city and the National Guard.