The highlight is PolyU’s Smart Firefighting Robots, which achieved the highest score in the “Products in Support of Human ...

California enhances wildfire prevention and response, including new fire engines, LiDAR mapping, upgraded aerial fleet, and ...

When combating blazing infernos, firefighters around the world rely on a powerful ally: wet water. Amid sounding redundant, this extraordinary substance, commonly known as "wetting agent," has emerged ...

The current firefighting protective ensemble is heavy, thick, multilayered, and it exacerbates the challenge of thermoregulation due to its limited permeability and insulative properties. A person's ...

Aircraft covered by a multi-agency agreement in Southern California can provide a quick response to wildfires in Orange County, authorities say.

After working overnight, crews are expected to continue through the night Saturday as they tackle hot spots in the building, ...

Monday afternoon, a deployment ceremony for the Montana National Guard’s 1052nd Firefighting Detachment was held at Fort ...

In many places, water is plentiful, relatively inexpensive and easy to obtain in large quantities. It’s also very effective when combating heat and flame, which makes it the agent of choice for ...

The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that ...

A Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) Hercules C-130 four-engined turboprop aircraft landed back in Montevideo Monday after participating in a firefighting mission in Paraguay. The cooperation consisted mainly ...

A newly recruited firefighter in Los Angeles put out a major fire even before being formally introduced at a news conference. That new recruit is a robot. The Thermite RS3, the first robotic ...