In the January 2015 issue of FireRescue, I discussed the different types of fire extinguishers and how they work. Let’s take some time in this column to better understand the potential applications of ...

Firefighters are familiar with using hoses and master stream devices for fire attack. But there are times when these aren’t the right tools for the job or they aren’t immediately available. In these ...

Introduction Do you have a fire extinguisher at home? Hopefully, yes! It can save your life in case there is a fire. But have you ever wondered how these extinguishers work? Some of them don’t even ...

Home fires are often unpredictable, and they can be deadly: Data collected between 2016 and 2020 found that fire departments responded to 343,100 home fires annually. These fires resulted in 2,610 ...

Fighting open fire in the microgravity of space is terrifyingly different than back on Earth — but researchers at the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan say they’ve found a clever solution: a ...

Fire is like every other element, it can be awe inspiring and terrifying at the same time. The latter usually applies when something you love is being consumed by it. Through science and education we ...