The firefighter pulled the black hose down a hill. “Good?” she called out. “All the way down,” a voice responded. Brea Kirklen kept walking. Below her were the remnants of a homeless encampment in a ...

As the first heat wave of summer plunges California into yet another wildfire season, some environmental groups are taking aim at a commercial fire retardant that most residents have grown all too ...

As the wildfires in Southern California continue to burn, streaks of bright pink fire retardant have become a familiar sight. Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fires have killed at least 2 7 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dennis Hulbert used to set hundreds of fires in his backyard in Grass Valley. He wasn’t trying to burn his his house down. Hubert, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An air tanker drops fire retardant behind homes in Chino Hills in 2020. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) As the first heat wave of ...

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Hayley Smith about the use of a popular fire retardant that critics say is contaminating waterways. Many fire crews insist it's indispensable.