Canada’s aerial firefighting system is too slow, and front‑line communities are paying the price

Buying more planes will not help Canada tackle wildfires if there is not a thought-out plan for their use well ahead of a ...

Emerson Expands Flame Detection Portfolio for Broader Application Flexibility

The new flameproof model adds hazardous-location certification to Rosemount 965 Flame Detector with QuadSense technology and ...
Phys.org

Researcher fuels global drive for better large outdoor fire modeling

Wildfires battered Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan for 11 days, starting on April 22. The fires burned about 1,600 hectares and forced 3,200 residents to evacuate. With warmer climates, ...
The Denver Post

Model rocket that sparked Broomfield grass fire was prohibited under fire ban

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A grass fire that prompted evacuation warnings for some Broomfield residents on Monday afternoon was sparked accidentally by someone launching model rockets ...
Medicine Buffalo

As wildfires intensify, UB researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction

With wildfires growing more destructive both in the United States and around the world, UB researchers have conducted one of the most extensive evaluations to date of artificial intelligence-based ...
Medicine Buffalo

As wildfires intensify, UB researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction

BUFFALO, N.Y. – With wildfires growing more destructive both in the United States and around the world, University at Buffalo researchers have conducted one of the most extensive evaluations to date ...
KXAN

Central Texas fire departments adopt AI modeling tool to predict and mitigate wildfire spread

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Several Central Texas fire departments have adopted a new wildfire risk modeling tool to help firefighters better prepare and mitigate wildfire threats. The ‘Mitigate’ ...
The Aspen Times

Aspen area’s fire risk to be assessed with new models

A fire model that has been able to predict wildfire movement across vegetation and the built-environment, meaning downtown and residential areas, with close to 90% accuracy will be assessing the Aspen ...
New York Post

Tesla sued over crash of Model 3 that ‘exploded into a raging fire,’ killing 1

Tesla has been hit with another lawsuit over a deadly post-crash inferno, this time from a Washington state man whose wife died after his 2018 Model 3 “exploded into a raging fire” when an abrupt ...
Autoblog

Family Sues Tesla Over Fatal Model S Fire, Claiming Doors Trapped Victims Inside

A wrongful-death suit claims Tesla’s Model S doors failed in a crash, trapping passengers in a deadly fire. The case deepens scrutiny over Tesla’s safety design. Family alleges Tesla’s electronic door ...
Firehouse

How GIS, Advanced Communications & Predictive Modeling Are Transforming Fire Department Disaster Response

Disaster response is a race against time. Hurricanes and wildfires, in particular, demand swift, coordinated, and informed actions to save lives and protect infrastructure. Historically, emergency ...
The Aspen Times

Snowmass pursues modeling approach to wildfire mitigation

Snowmass decided on Monday to pursue a model-focused approach to wildfire mitigation. The town directed staff to seek details on a wildfire modeling system of Snowmass Village from Dr. Hussam Mahmoud, ...