The house that Michael Kovac built is the only one on his street still standing after a huge fire raced through his Los ...

San Diego Fire Rescue Department Deputy Chief Tony Tosca is shown being interviewed near Cowles Mountain on Jan. 17, 2024.

then they use their trucks to douse each power pole with fire retardant — the same substance that's dropped by firefighting aircraft from above. They try to spray it as far up the pole as ...

The right design choices can help protect homes from burning—and begin to tackle the home insurance crisis. Last year, as ...

In an effort to combat the increasing risk of wildfires, firefighters in San Diego are employing a new tool to protect ...

The product, developed by Barrett Deng and Sebastien Burkhardo in a Silicon Valley garage, got its first real-world test in the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Perimeter Solutions, headquartered in Clayton, is helping on the California frontlines to help extinguish the deadly fires.

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?

Besides Cal Fire, multiple agencies have dropped fire retardant and water, including the U.S. Forest Service, the Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments, the city and the National Guard.