Recent testing of fire-retardant treated wood (FRTW) by the Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI) finds that some ...

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 ...

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The Community Development Agency recommended the ban and urged extending the prohibition to include the use of fire-retardant-treated wood in substantial remodels.

A plane dropped retardant on a wildfire near homes in Laguna Beach in California in February. BOISE — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of ...

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 ...