California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency due to the effects of unprecedented high-wind events which have resulted in fires and evacuations across the state. (News release) Key National Resources National Library of Medicine (NLM) Fires and Wildfires Information Guide Content syndication—embed the content of this page on your own website, to...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collaborated with the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) to produce the recent “Research Roadmap for Smart Fire Fighting: Summary Report“. In this report, readers find statistics regarding the hazards of fire fighting, damage caused, lives lost and disadvantages faced by fire fighters. ...
A news release last week from the USDA, “New Report Shows Budget Impact of Rising Firefighting Costs” covered Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of a new report from the Forest Service’s issue of shrunken budgets over the last 20 years. “Climate change, drought, fuel buildup and insects and disease are...
The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) Fire Research and Education Foundation has released a report focusing on these burning questions: why do so many fire incident causes remain undetermined, and how can they improve the system of reporting? The report is called “Conquering the ‘Unknowns’: Research and Recommendations...
Following the tragedy of the Yarnell Hill wildfire in June 2013, the Prescott Fire Department released last week the final investigation report of the incident. The fire broke out on June 28 in Yarnell, Arizona and escalated due to thunderstorms and shifting winds over the course of two days. A...
Early in the morning of April 18, 1906, a major earthquake estimated to be between 7.8 and 8.3 magnitude hit the San Francisco area. The earthquake was caused by a rupturing of nearly 300 miles of the San Andreas fault, and it was felt across California, Nevada and Oregon. Fires...
A new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finds that that firefighting crews of five or six members are significantly faster in putting out fires and completing search-and-rescue operations when responding to fires in high-rise buildings than crews of three or four. This research will greatly...
The U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) theme for the 2012 Arson Awareness Week is “Prevent Youth Firesetting”. “There is a wide variety of juvenile firesetting, such as intentional arson versus a child playing with a lighter. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI’s) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, juveniles accounted...
