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Authorities battling a series of large wildfires in the Los Angeles area have employed a bright red fire retardant to tamp the flames, leading to dramatic images of the material blanketing scores of ...

Designed by the company BlueCut, it is made with flame-resistant denim and stitching with fire-retardant threads. By Florence Fabricant No nonsense protection is what this sturdy pitmaster apron ...

Flame retardants slow the spread of fires but they can have serious, unintended human health and environmental impacts. Inadequate toxicity testing and inconsistent regulations make it difficult to ...