Six firefighters killed in burnover in Arizona in 1990
Wildland Fire LLC – This video was produced by the USDA Forest Service – Southwest Interagency Coordination Center, in association with the Tonto National Forest.
Corrosion Linked to New Fire Retardant Grounds Two Air Tankers as Forest Service Investigates
Two aerial firefighting jets have been sidelined due to corrosion believed to be caused by a recently approved fire retardant used by the U.S. Forest Service in 2023. Last year, two large air tankers deployed a magnesium chloride-based fire retardant while battling...
