a fire can also be suffocated if oxygen is removed. Oxygen in the air combines with a source of fuel to create the right conditions at a molecular level for ignition to light it. However, maintaining a balance in the amount of oxygen is important. Too much oxygen and the fuel will give...
As climate change stokes larger and more intense wildfires, firestorms are likely to become more common. Here’s why they occur and what makes them so dangerous.
Trade-offs abound in government. A common debate is whether the value of regulatory protections offsets the accompanying burdens on businesses and citizens. But what if emerging technologies and new techniques could help break these trade-offs?
The CFS provides financial assistance to volunteer firefighters in the state, where two people have died in the bushfires. The Queensland government has partnered with nonprofit GIVIT to collect donations via credit card and PayPal on its website, as well as direct deposits. Meanwhile, the ...
California wildfires have gotten much worse over the last two decades,researchers say. But certain conditions came together in what one expert described as an "environmental recipe" that fueled thedevastating Mountain Firein Ventura County. And researchers say it's part of a troubling trend....
“I will do babysitting for you, I will cook a meal for you,” Wills said. “Those kinds of things take a financial pressure off and make for a more joyous holiday season.” In recent years, shopping expert Trae Bodge has noticed that younger people...
An incident response career path might be the answer for anyone who loves information security and thrives on excitement and technical challenges. The explosion of cyberthreats means that incident responders -- sometimes referred to as thefirefighters of the cybersecurity world-- are needed m...
that have burned over 1.25 million acres. There have been 7 fire-related deaths and 1400 structures lost.The “lightning siege” over the past ten days has resulted in over 13,000 lightning strikes, many of which were from high-based thunderstorms that did not provide much rain to the sur...
The age is lowered to 50 for retired public safety professionals, such as police officers and firefighters. First-time homebuyers can take penalty-free IRA distributions. Rachel HartmanMay 11, 2023 How to Use Your IRA to Buy a House Updated on Dec. 22, 2023: This story was previously ...
WIFIRE offers a real time AI tool to frontline firefighters UCSD & Wifire Its eyes and ears areALERTCalifornia, a public network of more than 1,000 high-definition, pan-tilt-zoom cameras positioned across the state and able to see up to 120 miles on a clear day. All of the live-feed...