Two different departments experience a LODD. Investigations are initiated. The results are startling. One department candidly identifies shortcomings and initiates steps to prevent a reoccurrence.

For many decades, the U.S. Forest Service ran on a policy of full suppression when it came to wildfires. In 1911, the Forest Service stopped using ground fires to thin fuels, and in 1935, a new policy ...

The use and control of fire are behavioral characteristics that distinguish humans from other animals. Now anthropologists report that savanna chimpanzees in Senegal have a near human understanding of ...

What long has been considered merely a chemical reaction perhaps is best compared to another all-too-familiar scourge — a virus. By Stephen A. Pyne What is fire? What is it that we are seeing in the ...

Fire alarm cabling has become incrementally more complex over the years, in part driven by the trend toward mass notification, which is a factor of the fire alarm system. Mass notification — a one- or ...

We assume the trade-offs between fire prevention and impacts can be measured in terms of dollars, but it’s not that simple. AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy Fires are an inescapable part of life in Australia; ...

When it comes to restaurants fire safety protocols often take a back seat to pushing out food and servicing the customers. However, neglecting these important issues can be dangerous when it comes to ...