Bill would require Baltimore City firefighters to restrict scene of emergencies
Baltimore City Councilwoman Odette Ramos wants to see the city’s fire department do more to protect survivors of fires and ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
The Gazette5d
My Biz: Retired firefighter teaches workplace safety
Seeking to deliver big-picture workplace safety lessons led Mulherin, 67, of rural North Liberty, to launch Informmics in ...
The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been ...
Crime and Public Safety
Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune7d
Why the amount of brush fires in California took a staggering jump in January
Cal Fire crews responded to 28 brush fires of 10 or more acres statewide in January — almost one a day — ranging from small ...
ThePrint14d
Fire breaks out in commercial building in Mumbai; no injuries
Mumbai, Jan 31 (PTI) A fire broke out in a four-storey commercial building at Ghatkopar (East), an eastern suburb of Mumbai, on Friday morning and an operation is underway to control the blaze, an ...
shawlocal14d
The smoke and fire in Lake in the Hills this week was a prescribed burn. Flooding is next potential hazard.
Lake in the Hills smoke seen Wednesday was from a prescribed burn, the chance of wildfires is reduced, and flooding is ...
USA Today22d
0 to 10,000 acres in just hours: Why did the Hughes Fire explode in size so fast?
The Hughes Fire that started Wednesday and continued to burn Thursday is the latest in a series of disastrous blazes that have broken out in southern California since Jan. 7. Most have spread ...
Deadline.com22d
Hughes Fire: Residents Begin To Return Home As Firefighters Gain Upper Hand On Blaze North Of L.A. – Updated
While evacuation orders remained in place for areas around the immediate perimeter of the fire, other nearby neighborhoods were reduced from evacuation orders to warnings, while warnings were ...
NDTV22d
31,000 People Ordered To Evacuate After New Fire Erupts Near Los Angeles
The fire was being fanned by strong, dry Santa Ana winds that were racing through the area, pushing a vast pall of smoke and dangerous embers ahead of the flames -- sparking fears that it could ...