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 ...

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Throughout the summer months, airtankers and fire-crews spray fire retardant across the territory for protection. It's a ...

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — All that greenery from the winter rain is starting to dry up, which can pose a wildfire danger. On Thursday, Cal Fire San Diego sprayed roadside retardant along Otay Lakes Road ...

There’s a new tool to prevent wildfires and for the first time, it’s being used in San Luis Obispo County. Several miles of roadsides around Heritage Ranch near Lake Nacimiento are now coated with a ...

An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Mosquito Fire as smoke fills the sky above Foresthill in 2022. An environmental group wants to ensure the Forest Service does not drop retardant in waterways ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KTXL) — Throughout ...

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 ...

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.