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Parts of Southern California are covered with pink fire retardant as firefighters try to control deadly wildfires raging in ...
As fire crews and air tankers work to block the wildfires' explosive growth, images of red clouds of fire retardant falling onto trees are common. What is it — and what's in it?
Components of the fire retardant include phosphate and sulfate salts mixed with clay to thicken the product. It contains roughly 85% water, 10% fertilizer and 5% minor ingredients, according to ...
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The powdered, pink fire retardant sprayed over the California fires is called Phos-Chek. It contains ammonium phosphate — an ingredient found in fertilizer.
Fortress FR-200 long term fire retardant used to create a fire break line to prevent the wildfire from expanding. Fortress products are highly effective and offer an eco-friendly alternative to ...
The fire retardant cost those two years reached nearly $200 million. Over the previous 10 years, the agency used 30 million gallons (115 million liters) annually.
That company says its ammonium-phosphate-based retardants are superior. Fortress started in 2014 with mainly former wildland firefighters who aimed to create a more effective fire retardant that ...
Add another concern for the tanker plane pilots who barnstorm low over treacherous terrain, in vintage aircraft, to bomb fire retardant around raging mountain wildfires: endangered species.