Preparedness has to be built around the reality that wildfire risk is dynamic. A few hot, dry, windy days can rapidly shift parts of the East Coast,or any traditionally lower-risk region,from typical ...

Christiana Care Health System provides a free, downloadable Universal Protocol and fire risk assessment for bedside procedure. The tool was developed as part of a series of materials for use in fire ...

Last year, wildfires burned 1.9 million acres in Oregon, setting a new record. Since 2020, major river drainages of the Cascades, including the McKenzie, Santiam, and Clackamas rivers, have been ...

Wildfire risk management is becoming an increasingly critical priority for electric utilities as they seek to safeguard communities, protect infrastructure and maintain uninterrupted service. The ...

According to the most recent data from the U.S. Fire Administration, there were 110,000 non-residential fires in the country in 2023. They led to 1,200 injuries, 130 deaths, and over $3.16 billion in ...

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Since La Jolla’s inaugural Fire Safe Council was born in May, leaders of the group have been working to prevent future wildfires in local neighborhoods. The most recent effort took place last week as ...

Portland Fire Lt. Laurent Picard circled the tree-framed house in an old subdivision on the edge of Forest Park, examining whether the roof, siding, vents and vegetation could withstand an ember storm ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Close to 60,000 structures across Utah are considered at "high risk" for being impacted by wildfires, putting some homeowners on the path to pay new fees, according to a new state map ...

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties and ...

The environmental consequences of battery energy storage system (BESS) fires have been a subject of increasing scrutiny, but one organization claims to have good news. Environmental assessments from ...