FireWatch

A fire raging in an underground Colorado coal field in 1883 sent so much smoke pouring from cracks in the ground that the scene was likened to burning volcanoes and the state's first mining inspector deemed the blaze “impossible to extinguish.” Click here to read...

Inspired by lava, a research team led by University of Southern Queensland chemical engineer and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Professor Pingan Song, has developed a non-toxic, fire retardant coating that could save buildings from being engulfed in...

The report includes nearly 300 recommendations on firefighter health and safety. Click here to read more.

As employees and customers return to workplaces and stores following the pandemic, new research by fire safety specialist, JLA, has revealed that many companies are ill-equipped to deal with the growing risk of fires at their sites. Click here to read more.

The widespread implementation of hand sanitizing stations requires schools to keep a bulk supply of hand sanitizing liquid available. And finding a safe place to store gallons upon gallons of hand sanitizing fluid is proving to be a logistical nightmare from a fire...

A new engineering guide, “Fire Safety for Very Tall Buildings,” is now available. Click here to read more.

How many times have you complained either out loud or under your breath about your fire department’s training program or lack thereof? How many times have you thought, “Somebody needs to update our fire training”? Well, that somebody could be you. Click here to read...

The City of Edmonton says it is working with its partners to increase safety for the city’s most vulnerable following the deaths of four people experiencing homelessness in fire-related situations over the past couple of months. Click here to read more.

An Indigenous-led review of a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 100 homes in British Columbia's southern Interior four years ago has produced 30 calls to action to improve wildfire management and recovery practices. Click here to read more.

There’s an old but great saying in the fire service regarding hose advancement – “As the first line goes, so goes the fire.” Click here to read more.

During 2021, the National Fire Protection Association (NPFA) marked its 125th year of protecting people and property. Click here to read more.

What does ongoing research into this topic look like, and what are the current standard operating procedures for a spacecraft fire? Currently, NFPA is in the early stages of developing a new standard for spaceports. Click here to watch.

Now, when you come into the storm shelter you'll actually take out your phone, go to the camera and then you'll scan the QR code that pops up and it'll take you directly to a short questionnaire that'll help the volunteer fire department get through the sign-in...

Wildfires are climate risks that threaten the forests’ capacity to store carbon. Recently, California has set forest management goals to ease these risks. However, the current management strategies can incur carbon losses.  Click here to read more.

"Energy storage is super important for us to get right and battery safety is a critical aspect of that. It's good to see innovation broadly in terms of advancing the safe use of battery technology." Click here to read more.

Artificial intelligence, thermal imagery and sensors combine with unmanned aerial systems to contain fires and keep emergency personnel safe. Click here to read more.

New technology being developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate for use by firefighters and paramedics will help track first responders inside hazardous environments that may be obscured by...

The idea is that the fastest way to get water on dwelling fires is residential sprinklers. And of course making sure sprinklers are properly designed, maintained, and are not defeated by the fire service is the overall objective of this column. Click here to read more.