A former firefighter has developed an environmentally friendly aerial suppression system using expanding foam that the company says is far more efficient in putting out fires than other methods.
A survey found that less than 40 percent of agencies spend at least 10 percent of their budget on prevention, while 42 percent said they don't use any software to detect and monitor fires.
Tide gauge data shows Mississippi Coast waters rose 8 inches in the last 30 years. Scientists predict the water will rise 18 inches in the next three decades and could rise another 3.84 feet by the end of this century.
First responders and law enforcement were helping save people from the flood waters, which officials said rose so rapidly in a couple of neighborhoods that they reached porches and people’s waists.
High-tide flooding has increased by 250 percent in the Pacific Islands and by 350 percent in the western Gulf since 2000, but projections suggest fewer events in 2024.
After the gas is shut off, the electricity may be next because electricity is key for telecommunication lines, the sewer system and the fleet of pumps that help mitigate ongoing land movement by expelling the groundwater that geologists say causes it.
Four firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and another had a seizure, but all are doing fine and no homes were lost overnight in the fire, which started in a 10-by-10-foot area in open space Tuesday.
Using Esri's ArcGIS platform, the U.S. Fire Administration's new applications let first responders pinpoint locations of areas most vulnerable to wildfires so they can better prepare and respond to incidents.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management and Texas A&M Forest Service are sending emergency management personnel, firefighters, engines and equipment to California after CAL FIRE requested assistance from the outside.
The new dispatch center is within the boundaries of the Quapaw Nation and represents a joint project between the Quapaw, the city of Miami and the Ottawa County 911 Authority. The collaboration is a first of its kind.
