SpaceX's Starship has exploded into countless pieces of space junk as it reentered the atmosphere over the Caribbean. The company's seventh test flight has ended in what could turn out to be a ...

Ryan Babroff, a volunteer firefighter battling the Eaton Fire, told The Washington Post. At some point this week, up to 20 per cent of the city’s hydrants went dry, according to LA mayor Karen Bass.

Prior to the automatic aid agreement, a fire agency would have to take the extra step to call for mutual aid from a neighboring fire district if the situation merited it. Now, firefighters know backup ...

But what's with the pink powder blanketing some neighbourhoods? The eye-popping substance coating streets, cars and surfaces is actually fire retardant, dropped by aerial firefighting tankers in ...

Mayor Bob Rissler additionally mentioned that council has been looking for someone from the Weaverland Valley Fire Department, which covers East Earl Township alongside Terre Hill, to fill the ...

A California Department of Corrections hand crew works containment lines ahead of the Palisades Fire Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) ...

Former fire chief Greg Mullens has warned three weeks of dry weather could lead to serious ... including bulldozers and mulching machines, when hazard reduction burns are impossible.

The Palisades Fire, the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles ... should have maintained water in a nearby reservoir, which was dry at the time the flames erupted, the complaint said.

Last summer was one of the hottest on record, and the extreme swings between wet and dry conditions over the ... regularly so they can gauge the risk of a fire erupting and determine which tools, ...

Additional crews and equipment, including water trucks and aerial resources deploying Phos-Chek, have been mobilised to fortify containment lines ahead of predicted strong winds. LA County Fire ...

But what exactly is this pink powder, and how does it help contain wildfires? What is the pink fire retardant? The substance is Phos-Chek, a fire retardant, widely used across the US since the 1960s.