A devastating fire broke out at the Nehru Bangla Fishing Harbour in Paradip, Odisha, on Thursday, destroying 17 boats, including 12 large vessels and over five engine-powered indigenous boats. The ...

For decades, the manufacturers of firefighting foam (AFFF) used dangerous chemicals known as PFAS. Firefighters who developed cancer due to PFAS exposure may qualify for compensation from AFFF lawsuit ...

Unfortunately, research has linked AFFF to an increased risk of cancer — especially for those who regularly used firefighting foam, like military firefighters. If you were exposed to AFFF and later ...

A Bresnan nozzle is applied horizontally within a compartment to extinguish the fire. When firefighters talk about water application, nozzle choice can create some great conversations and debates ...

Since then, the impact on the nation’s wildland firefighting force remains unclear. A USDA spokesperson told Wildfire Today that the agency had laid off 2,000 probationary employees from the ...

"Our cultural and national legacy.” "What type of impact will this have on firefighting efforts in California?” “Terrible in many ways.” Park and Forest Service employees play a big role ...

Multiple agencies in Greene County responded to Main and Union streets in Catskill for a large structure fire at a row house at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. One person died in the blaze, ...

Notice was received at the headquarters of the Fire Department yesterday that the coal in the vaults at the station of the United States Illuminating Company, in Stanton-street, near Chrystie ...

But is our Fire and Emergency Services department truly capable of handling a situation like the Carlton Towers blaze? Officials say they are almost there, but gaps remain, which they are working ...

"Investigators suspect that the victim knew the perpetrator," police said. A fire captain in California has been killed in her own home after being stabbed multiple times in what authorities ...