Firefighting foams, long praised for their effectiveness in extinguishing fuel-based blazes, are now under fire themselves. These foams often contain PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" — which ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Fire and Rescue is unveiling its new “water lance” tool in an effort to minimize the toxicity released in the water and the air from lithium-ion battery fires from ...

Augusta Regional Airport is partnering with Emerging Compounds Treatment Technologies in an effort to be more environmentally responsible by decontaminating aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles ...

With wildfires growing more intense and destructive across the globe, a team of researchers at the University of Maryland is developing autonomous drone technology aimed at stopping fires before they ...

HELD A LIVE DEMONSTRATION OF HOW IT WORKS. PUTTING OUT AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE FIRE IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN A STANDARD CAR FIRE. WITH THE EV FIRES, THEY PRODUCE A LARGE AMOUNT OF TOXIC GASES, WHICH WE ...