Fighting wildfires in America cost federal agencies almost $2 billion last year including more than half the budget of the U.S. Forest Service. Wildland fires are growing worse in a time of drought ...

Lockheed wants to use AI and rapid connectivity to make firefighting tools—like this Los Angeles County Fire Department "Firehawk" helicopter—more effective. James D. Taiclet, Lockheed Martin LMT ...

SUPPORT FIREFIGHTING AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. WELL, CAL FIRE SENT NEARLY A DOZEN AIRCRAFT FROM HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO BATTLE THOSE WILDFIRES. ONE OF THEM IS THEIR C-130 AIR TANKER, KCRA 3’S.

The firefighter, identified as engineer Danny Cook, suffered what was described as a medical emergency, Cal Fire said.

March 29, 2021 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched free NFPA 1700, Guide for Structural Fire Fighting online training for firefighters to learn safer and more effective ways ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection boasts the largest civil firefighting aviation unit in the world and, as fires become more destructive and frequent, it’s only getting bigger.

Fire trucks are cool. They're loud, red and form an integral part of what's easily the best emergency service. But do you know what's a step better than a regular fire truck? A firefighting plane. And ...

With summer wildfire season just around the corner, California’s fire officials on Thursday unveiled a powerful new tool to help reduce the risk of major fires racing out of control. At a news ...

DETAILS ON THIS NEW DIRECTIVE. DAVID. WELL, THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THEIR DANGEROUS JOB SAFER FOR THE CITY’S TWO FIRE UNIONS PROVIDED INPUT INTO THIS DIRECTIVE, BUT THEY CALL IT A WORK IN PROGRESS.