Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster, and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft ...

Prescribed burns can be a valuable tool when preventing damage from increasingly destructive and wildfires driven by climate ...

The technology could also save water and avoid the use of fire-fighting materials that could potentially harm the environment, the scientists suggest. In the new study, they connected a powerful ...

The video, showing current testing of the material, can be seen at this Defense ... a very confined space where there is no escape from a fire. So you have to be able to fight those fires ...

May 9—Despite a massive plume of smoke rumbling into the Solano County sky, I-80 motorists had nothing to worry about as they traveled through Lagoon Valley shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Friday.

“Managing vegetation to reduce fire exposure to your home, and having fire-resistant roof materials and screens on the attics are just as important. If you haven’t done that, you are just ...