1+ week, 2+ day ago   (872+ words) Brian Fontaine (center) holds an extrication spreader tool used in one of the course challenges. He’s flanked by Kristen McKenna (left) and Brittany Liota (right), members of event sponsor, Burn Kickboxing. MANLIUS, N.Y. — Do you have what it takes to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (742+ words) By Iris KwokLos Angeles Times MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — One of two destructive wildfires burning near Big Sur in Monterey County has nearly doubled in size over the last two days. The aggressive Plaskett fire overtook the Timber fire in size,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (249+ words) LA VERNE, Calif. — A mama bear and her two cubs were rescued late Saturday, Aug. 29, from a large cistern in La Verne, where they had climbed in through a vent hole and became trapped. Los Angeles County and La Verne…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (696+ words) Today’s burn room liner is offered as Padgenite Interlock, an improved version that bolsters panel density and durability to withstand impacts, abrasion and hose streams. Facing the same core problem as the steel smelters, Padgett used calcium-silicate as a basis…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (479+ words) By Mark PriceThe Charlotte Observer BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A volunteer ran 1.5 miles in the treacherous Linville Gorge to fetch whole blood needed to stabilize a badly injured rock climber, according to Burke Rescue Inc. The climber fell around 9:30 a.m. Sunday near…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (309+ words) By Rosalio AhumadaThe Sacramento Bee SUTTER COUNTY, Calif. — Officials announced Wednesday that the Sutter County Fire Department will be temporarily closing two of its three fire stations on a rotating basis due to low firefighter staffing levels. The rotating temporary…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (270+ words) WASHINGTON — More activities performed by federal firefighters now qualify for 25% of hazard pay under new rules finalized this month. Up until now, federal wildland firefighters have received hazard pay only for days spent fighting uncontrolled wildfires. They haven’t received it…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (316+ words) Every fire station begins with a blueprint. Long before the first apparatus enters the bay, architects, engineers, and fire departments make decisions that will influence how firefighters work, move, and breathe inside the facility for decades. Increasingly, one of those…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (610+ words) A fire truck gets ready to go on a call on Oct. 9, 2024, in Los Angeles. By Rebecca EllisLos Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles jury awarded $28 million to a motorcyclist whose leg was crushed by a city fire truck,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1653+ words) Smoke from massive wildfires in Canada and Minnesota engulf the Washington, D.C. skyline, reducing visibility and casting a colored haze over the U.S. Capitol Building, on July 17, 2026, in Washington, D.C. By Savannah Behrmann and David JordanCQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — Wildfire smoke drifting into Washington,…...