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- Evacuations ordered as Caldor Fire moves toward Lake Tahoe Tue, 31 Aug 21, 4:30amOver the weekend, evacuation warnings were issued to the residents of South Lake Tahoe as the Caldor Fire advanced. Additional evacuation orders now include El Dorado County. Toxic smoke clouds South Lake Tahoe, causing fear...
- ‘Zombie batteries’ causing hundreds of waste fires, experts warn Mon, 26 Oct 20, 5:00pmIndustry urges people not to throw out dead batteries with household rubbish or recycling
- NASA builds more advanced shelters to protect firefighters from wildfires Tue, 9 Aug 16, 11:58pmBack in 2013, 19 firefighters died in Arizona because their emergency shelters didn't protect them. NASA scientists realized materials in a space project they were working on might be useful, so they teamed up with the U.S....
- NASA offers to make safer fire shelters after 19 firefighters lost their lives Tue, 9 Aug 16, 11:58pmBack in 2013, 19 firefighters died because their emergency shelters didn't protect them. NASA scientists realized materials in a space project they were working on might be useful, so they teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service...
- Uncontained sand fire forces thousands of California residents to flee their homes Mon, 25 Jul 16, 11:11pmWildfires in southern California are once again forcing residents to evacuate their homes, with more than 18 homes reportedly destroyed so far in the Santa Clarita Valley in Los Angeles county...
- 700 barrels of crude oil spill in California as pipeline breaks Fri, 24 Jun 16, 2:49amAn oil pipeline just began to leak in Ventura, California. Early Thursday morning, firefighters rushed to the scene to try and prevent the crude oil from spilling into the ocean. Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson...
- Radio Problems May Have Contributed to Deaths of 19 Firefighters During Yarnell Fire Wed, 2 Oct 13, 2:30amA new investigation into the events that occurred during a raging fire that killed 19 elite firefighters in Arizona has revealed that some of them may have been avoidable...
- The ‘Fire Tracker’ Online Tool Monitors Yosemite Rim Fire Damage Wed, 28 Aug 13, 3:00amThousands of firefighters have descended upon the "Rim Fire" blazing in Yosemite National Park. A new online tool launched by Southern California radio station KPCC allows visitors to monitor the progress of the inferno and...
- Heat-Proof Camouflage Make-Up Could Protect Soldiers and Firefighters From Explosions and Flames Sat, 25 Aug 12, 7:00amA team from the University of Southern Mississippi has developed a form of camouflage face makeup that not only prevents soldiers from being seen by the enemy, but also shields their faces from the searing heat of bomb blasts...
- Firefighters Might Soon be Fighting Blazes With Electrical Wands Wed, 30 Mar 11, 2:56amResearchers are working on developing 200 year-old technology to help firefighters fight blazes with electrical wands instead of water and chemicals. The technology uses currents of energy to zap fires at their source which...