One of the most important and powerful tools available to wildland firefighters in the defense of landscapes and personal property is fire itself. The power in this natural element is undeniable; the ...

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 ...

The Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems program was instituted in 1971 as a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Defense. The MAFFS system can be installed inside C-130 ...

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 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 to handle fire ...

FSTA's Essentials of Fire Fighting, 6/e is the premiere resource for firefighter training. The completely revised text meets the NFPA® 1001, 2013 Edition JPRs. Essentials of Fire Fighting, 6/eis the ...

Working the front lines of America’s wildfires is a difficult and dangerous job, but that doesn’t mean everyone who signs up is chasing adventure. While physical and mental challenges are part of the ...

A new technology inspired by NASA research uses sound instead of water or foam to put out fires could change how firefighters battle flames. Sonic Fire Tech demonstrated the system Tuesday in Concord ...

Alabama STEM Explorers is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart ...