A ‘brush with catastrophe’: Close call with Hughes fire stirs concerns about jail safety
Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates ...
Deer Park pipeline fire report finds ‘no violations’ of safety regulations
The Railroad Commission of Texas has completed its investigation into the Deer Park pipeline fire and found no evidence of ...
Trio of storms threatens nearly every weather hazard, including ‘life-threatening’ debris flows in LA fire burn areas
Three additional potent storms are on deck this week and the first two will hit some of the same areas in such quick ...
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217,500 cordless electric RYOBI mowers recalled over fire hazard
The RYOBI brand mower was sold from February 2021 through January 2025 at Home Depot, Direct Tools Factory Outlet and online.
LG recalls around 500,000 ranges due to fire hazard following damage, injuries, pet deaths
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received at least 86 reports involving the ranges being unintentionally activated, ...
Pasco shuts down inspection program that protected renters from fire, pests and hazards
The city’s rental licensing and inspection program, part of the Inspection Services department, identified and responded to ...
Syracuse charter school cited again for tampering with fire safety equipment
The school was closed for nearly two weeks last month after high carbon monoxide levels were detected and a janitor died.
Opinion: Reid-Hillview Airport is a strategic asset for region’s fire safety
General aviation airports play vital roles in fighting fires and supporting supply lines when disaster strikes.
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Research Corner: Lithium-Ion Battery Heat Release Rate and Explosion Hazards
Daniel Madrzykowski and Nathaniel Sauer provide the details of the Fire Safety Research Institute's testing that shed more ...
More than 2 million acres of local land in California designated high or very high fire danger areas
Reflecting intensifying wildfires and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in ...
Fire Hazard Maps Changing after Altadena, CA, Inferno
CAL FIRE's maps only showed a ring of “very high” red hazard in the wildlands next to Altadena, with the vast majority of the ...
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Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will begin rolling out a long-awaited update to its fire hazard severity zones Monday, which is set to more than double the number of ...