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Insurance company uses fire retardant gel to protect homes from wildfires. Aug. 30, 2007 — -- Throughout the summer wildfires have threatened homes in the western United States, and now some of ...

Just a squirt will do ya – a squirt of fire retardant, that is. Coto de Caza homeowner Hata Mian is very concerned about wildfires. So she decided to have fire retardant sprayed around her home this ...

VICTORVILLE • As local school teachers decorated their classroom for the new school year, many were armed with a new tool: a spray can of fire retardant. To boost fire safety, Victor Elementary School ...

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 ...

As the wildfires in Southern California continue to burn, streaks of bright pink fire retardant have become a familiar sight. Fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the fires have killed at least 2 7 ...

Scott Garrett got the evacuation order at 6 a.m. on Oct. 22. His Lake Arrowhead home lay in the path of the Grass Valley fire, and flames would arrive within hours. Garrett rushed to his garage, where ...

Jim Moseley stands poolside, aviator sunglasses perched on his head, holding a blowtorch. He’s got a stick that’s been treated at one end with SPF 3000, the fire-prevention spray he invented. We’re on ...