Fire safety isn’t something most of us think about until we face a crisis. You might have a fire extinguisher under your sink or trunk, but owning one is only half the battle. Knowing how to use a ...

The local police said that their preliminary toll was about 40 dead, with roughly 115 injured, in the early morning blaze at a bar in the resort town of Crans-Montana. Dozens of people were killed and ...

CQUniversity Australia provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Fire is an ancient technology that has helped shape human evolution. Our ancestors used fire for safety, cooking and ...

Starting a fire with a battery sounds risky unless it’s done correctly. This method focuses on reliability, control, and repeatable results. It works with common items and minimal effort. When ...

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department should hire additional staff members and rethink staffing methods to better meet national recommendations, according to a new report. The department is using a ...

In the lead-up to James Cameron’s first two “Avatar” movies, the process of performance capture was mostly obscured. The magic trick of how living, breathing performers became majestic alien creatures ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

A system of fire drills, inaugurated by Superintendent of Public Schools Huntsworth, has been witnessed at different periods during the last week by Fire Commissioner Fenton, Fire Chief Watson and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Fire has unveiled a new technique to combat heat-related illnesses, known as Tarp-Assisted Cooling with Oscillation, or TACO. This method involves placing a person on ...

South County Fire rolled out a new fire and emergency medical service deployment model to improve emergency services for nearly 300,000 residents across the regional fire authority (RFA). The model ...