BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Recent testing of fire-retardant treated wood (FRTW) by the Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI) finds that some manufacturers are offering unproven lower-cost alternatives that ...

U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly fixated on aerial ...

The science pros at TKOR test fire-resistant materials to show why flame retardant does not mean fireproof.

For years, firefighting planes have dropped bright red retardant on blazes all over Northern California. Not to make a fashion statement, but to see how other blaze arresters work, the Grass Valley ...

The Forest Service used more than 50 million gallons of retardant in 2020 as increasingly destructive wildfires plague the West. BOISE, Idaho — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant ...

BOISE, Idaho — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly ...