Pink flame retardant is seen on a car in the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 11, 2025, as the Palisades Fire continues to burn. AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP via Getty Images ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to ...

A plane drops pink flame retardant during the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California on Monday (Jan. 13). (Image credit: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to ...

A plane drops pink flame retardant during the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California on Monday (Jan. 13). | Credit: Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to ...

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to ...

Fire agencies say the suppressants — most often used to fight forest fires — are an invaluable tool. ... Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires.

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to ...