For some affluent homeowners, private fire hydrants are in big demand after devastating L.A. wildfires
Homeowners are buying and installing private fire hydrant systems to help protect their homes during wildfires.
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New study makes concerning discovery about protective gear issued to firefighters: 'We still don't know what this means'
Firefighters are already exposed to many risks to their well-being. The gear they wear and tools they use to keep themselves ...
As L.A. Wildfires Burn, Fish Rescuers Use Buckets, Backpacks to Save 271 of the Last Remaining Steelhead in SoCal Creek
Fisheries managers in California completed a successful rescue operation in Topanga Creek, saving 271 steelhead from the ...
JK Boots lending helping hand to fire crews battling California wildfires
"JK Boots," based in Spokane, makes high-quality work boots including for wildland firefighters. After seeing the devastating ...
LA wildfires: Surveillance video captures suspects stealing fire equipment during disaster response
Federal investigators are searching for two men who were caught on video stealing critical fire equipment during the Los Angeles wildfire response.
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PFAS compounds found in more firefighting PPE
The latest NIST study provides more information about exposure risk for firefighters from their firefighting protective gear.
The fires consuming Los Angeles are just the beginning
You can’t even call the LA fires a warning shot. Rather, they are merely the latest episode in a rapidly unfolding story.
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Substances pose risks for firefighters
The recent fires ravaging Los Angeles have highlighted the dangers faced in firefighting — winds, fast-moving flames, smoke, chemical fumes — but it turns out that one of the most ...