In their battle to extinguish fires in Los Angeles, California, authorities have been deploying Phos-Chek red retardant. So, ...

Much of it is a product called Phos-Chek that has been used by the US Forest Service since the 1960s. “You can see it so easily ... it’s amazing stuff,” said Jason Colquhoun, a pilot with ...

Not long after the Palisades Fire broke out Jan. 7, firefighting aircraft began drawing bright red lines with fire retardant across the Santa Monica Mountains, in an effort to slow and contain the ...

LAist partnered with USC researchers to test samples of Phos-Chek, the fire retardant dropped on the Eaton and Palisades fires. The results came back positive for heavy metals including arsenic ...

The service says it phased out Phos-Chek's older formulation, LC95 -- which McCurry's study showed had high levels of heavy metals that can contaminate drinking water -- nationwide as of December 31.

Its bright hue helps pilots know where to make the next drop. Much of it is a product called Phos-Chek that has been used by the US Forest Service since the 1960s. “You can see it so easily ...

Phos-Chek long-term fire retardants, Class A foams, and water enhancing gel are the world’s leading chemical solutions for managing wild land, industrial and municipal fires. In 1962 ...

Utilizing PHOS-CHEK fire retardant, Snyder created a barrier that helped prevent the flames from devastating his block, despite the fast-moving blaze. Snyder, who has applied PHOS-CHEK in major ...