Is 911 in Trouble?
In the United States, when someone calls 911 the call is routed to an operator at a public safety answering point, or PSAP. But news outlets across the country are finding that local PSAPs are struggl...
12 Maj 39min
10 Years of Progress on Cancer
The Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study is perhaps the most comprehensive effort ever undertaken to understand and address firefighter cancer. The project seeks to track the exposure and biometric data o...
21 Apr 55min
Flying Cars are Finally Here. Are they Safe?
Flying cars are no longer science fiction. As soon as this summer, several U.S. states and Dubai will likely have flying taxies buzzing around overhead, according to recent press releases from the U.S...
14 Apr 45min
How Australia is Tackling Wildfire
For the last few decades, Australia has taken a proactive and centralized approach to wildfire mitigation. It's wildfire building codes are standardized and mostly mandatory throughout the country, an...
24 Mars 40min
Manatee Rescue
In February, responders in Florida successfully rescued a 7-foot, 400-pound manatee that had wiggled his way up a concrete pipe and became trapped in a stormwater drain under the road. The unusual res...
10 Mars 42min
The Data Center Boom
The race to cash in on artificial intelligence has triggered a data center building boom that is quickly becoming the largest infrastructure effort of our time. With these enormous facilities being bu...
24 Feb 1h 2min
The Volunteer Crisis
Volunteer firefighters are the backbone of the U.S. emergency response system, but since 2008, nearly 200,000 volunteers have left the fire service, a drop of almost 25 percent. To make things worse, ...
10 Feb 1h 5min
Swiss Nightclub Fire Follows a Familiar and Tragic Script
In the early hours of New Year's Day, a blaze erupted at Le Constellation, a popular bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing 40 young people and injuring more than 100 others. Authorities believe t...
27 Jan 49min
