According to the National Fire Protection Association, “every 23 seconds, a fire department in the United States responds to a fire somewhere in the nation.” NFPA has sponsored October’s Fire ...

Fire safety engineering is a multidisciplinary field that synthesises experimental, computational, and performance‐based design approaches to protect lives, minimise structural damage, and guide ...

Aug. 27—The Whitefish City Council discussed wildfire risks and motorized vehicles at a work session last week. Whitefish Fire Chief Cole Hadley suggested regulations regarding flammable vegetation ...

The lithium-ion battery is a near-ubiquitous technology with a serious flaw: They sometimes catch on fire. A video of crew and passengers aboard a JetBlue flight feverishly dumping water on a backpack ...

The Healey-Driscoll administration recently announced its final round of fire equipment and fire safety education grants. Westfield, Southwick, Huntington, Granville and Montgomery were among those ...

Fire Station 31 in Davis was built in 1965. Back then, the station responded to 146 calls annually. Its living facilities and offices were adequately sized for the number of staff as well.

Steve Hoffeditz, Clackamas Fire District 1 spokesman, said crews were dispatched to the 13100 block of South New Era Road at 1:56 p.m. after a homeowner called 911. Arriving crews found the ...