Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a novel portable tool for safer and more efficient fire suppression.

The wildfire crisis is as much a policy question as it is an environmental one. Century-old fire-suppression strategies have allowed fuel loads to accumulate to dangerous levels. Forests once ...

Video from a gas station security camera shows what a new filing in a lawsuit alleges is the start of this month’s deadly Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area – electrical sparking at a utility ...

Cal Fire’s total base wildfire protection budget has nearly tripled over the past 10 years (from $1.1bn in 2014‑2015 to $3bn in 2023‑2024), according to a March analysis by the Legislative ...

A major fire broke out Thursday at one of the world's largest battery storage plants. The facility — in Moss Landing in northern California — stores energy for general use as part of the state ...

a web service provided by the state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. As of late Thursday, the Sunset fire in Hollywood Hills, which broke out on Wednesday, has been fully contained ...

After a burst pipe flooded the hotel’s conference center, it will likely be days or weeks before the condemnation order is lifted. An error has occurred. Please try ...

The newly formed Looter Suppression Team will provide more surveillance and a quicker response time to Altadena neigborhoods evacuated during the fire but potentially left unsecured by residents, ...

or flame detectors and suppression systems like fire extinguishers and sprinklers. Hopefully, you observe basic fire safety protocols like storing flammable materials properly and not leaving open ...

The long-term retardant is a common fire-suppression tool that has been used for more than half a century. It is approved for use by the U.S. Forest Service, however, citing environmental concerns ...

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) raised the third alarm past 6 a.m. The fire was declared out at 7:04 a.m. A total of 13 firetrucks from the BFP and more from volunteer groups were deployed to ...

Owners cleared brush away from their stucco house that has a fire-resistant roof and multi-pane windows that blocked the flames. This house in Paradise was the first home to receive the Wildfire ...