Modern homes can create unusually dangerous fire conditions because tighter construction can reduce oxygen while smoke and ...

With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA's FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby ...

Firefighters focused on putting out blazes and saving lives may not realize when their own protective clothing is getting damaged by the flames surrounding them. Now researchers have made a wearable, ...

WAILUKU, Hawaii (Island News) -- As fire season approaches, Hawai'i's emergency response personnel are launching new, cutting-edge technology to help them prevent blazes. Federal, state, and county ...

With the California fire season looming in early summer, Startup Torch Systems today is launching early-stage outdoor fire and wildfire detection sensors that continuously monitor an area for signs of ...

First responders will get a chance to see a wildland fire sensor that uses artificial intelligence to “sniff out” fires at an event set for noon Wednesday at the Boulder Regional Fire Training Center, ...

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, residential fires in American homes killed more than 300 people in 2023 and caused almost $1.5 billion in damages. While it's virtually impossible to ...

Mar. 9—The fire sensor technology, which was developed by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the U.S. Fire Administration in partnership with small business N5 ...