12
Jun
How fires burn in space
Undergrad students try to figure out the best way to contain and fight fire in zero gravity.
12
Jun
How fires burn in space
Undergrad students try to figure out the best way to contain and fight fire in zero gravity.
24
Jan
Photo of the day: Stunning ice formations encase warehouse after massive
A warehouse is coated in heavy layers of ice on Jan. 23 after firefighters spent hours spraying the exterior with water to extinguish a massive blaze that sparked late Tuesday night on the south side of Chicago, Ill.
With temperatures in the single digits, more than 200 firefighters rushed to the scene to wrangle with the five-alarm fire. By the end of the battle, ice covered nearly everything around the vacant property.
16
Jan
Are we fighting fires the wrong way?
According to new research, we should stop fighting fires in the forests and brush and focus on securing homes and structures instead
01
Jun
The world’s most famous explosive cars
While many automotive fires are random, there are some cars that are more prone to catching fire than others.
12
Apr
Photo of the day: Garden state aflame
Firefighters hose down vegetation on April 11 during a battle with a brush fire that broke out in the Meadowlands near MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Although the investigation is underway to determine if the 100-acre brush fire was the result of arson, extremely dry air and strong winds are known to have contributed to the blaze.
03
Apr
Earliest use of fire pushed back 300,000 years
Research is consistent with earlier findings that ancient humans used grasses and bushes to create fires.
03
Feb
The whimsical new face of home fire safety: Battery-operated songbirds
Conceived for a house fire awareness design competition in the Netherlands, the cutest designer smoke detector out there, the Chick-a-Dee, migrates to U.S. soil at the New York International Gift Fair.
28
Nov
Chevy Volt under investigation for fire risk
The NHTSA said it was taking the action after the re-creation of a May crash test resulted in fires in 2 out of 3 tests.
15
Nov
Texas’ most destructive wildfire season ends
Millions of acres of grassland were lost to fires and the prolonged drought throughout the state during the past year.
10
Sep
A Bambi Bucket attached to a Ch-47 Chinook helicopter dumps water on a blaze nearing private property in Bastrop, Texas, on Sept. 6. The Bambi Bucket is the trade name of a collapsable helicopter bucket used to fight fires from the air.
Firefighters in Texas are gaining control over the fire that has forced the evacuation of at least 5,000 people.
