Wildfire smoke can pose hazards from particle pollution even after only short-term exposure. Experts reveal common symptoms ...
Even before powerful winds fueled fires that have scorched more than 10,000 homes and other structures across Los Angeles ...
California fires are being fought not only with water but also using the red fire retardant Phos-Chek LC95. What is it?
California fires are being fought not only with water but also using the red fire retardant Phos-Chek LC95. What is it?
An infernal barrage of blazes continues to ravage the Los Angeles metropolitan region, where the death toll has now risen to ...
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?
It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful ...
Major air pollutants have declined in recent decades, but USA TODAY’s analysis shows wildfire smoke is taking their place.
The Horton Fire northeast of Payson burned more than 600 acres of forest by Saturday and was 0% contained, according to the authorities with the Tonto National Forest. Nearly 150 firefighters and ...
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people burst into flames after skidding off a runway in South Korea, killing at least 62 in one of the country's worst aviation disasters. Emergency teams deployed 32 ...