For many decades, the U.S. Forest Service ran on a policy of full suppression when it came to wildfires. In 1911, the Forest Service stopped using ground fires to thin fuels, and in 1935, a new policy ...

Two different departments experience a LODD. Investigations are initiated. The results are startling. One department candidly identifies shortcomings and initiates steps to prevent a reoccurrence.

The use and control of fire are behavioral characteristics that distinguish humans from other animals. Now anthropologists report that savanna chimpanzees in Senegal have a near human understanding of ...

What long has been considered merely a chemical reaction perhaps is best compared to another all-too-familiar scourge — a virus. By Stephen A. Pyne What is fire? What is it that we are seeing in the ...

Even if you're not ready to take the plunge into fire alarm system design and installation just yet, you should still know the fundamentals in order to perform emergency work. This includes knowing ...

A functioning fire alarm system is critical for safety, yet many building managers and owners find themselves struggling when a component fails. The immediate need to replace a part can be stressful, ...

Fire alarm cabling has become incrementally more complex over the years, in part driven by the trend toward mass notification, which is a factor of the fire alarm system. Mass notification — a one- or ...