FireWatch

Experts say it’s too soon to know with certainty what the upcoming fire season has in store. The atmospheric rivers that pounded California in January have left the state snow-capped and wet, which could be a fire deterrent if soils stay damp. But if no more rains...

The number of structure fires in single room occupancy buildings in Vancouver has increased dramatically in recent years, according to firefighters. A proposal coming to city council this week aims to help change that trend. Read more

A 108-year-old man from New Jersey is the oldest firefighter at a local volunteer fire department. Read more

The recent fire accident in a multi-storey residential building at Dadar has brought the stark reality that Mumbai’s high-rise buildings lacked fire evacuation and safety measures. The blaze erupted inside a closed flat on the 42nd floor of the 44-storey R A Residency...

A Colorado Senate committee on Thursday unanimously voted to move forward a bill to create a $2 million pilot program that would station cameras on mountaintops and use artificial intelligence to monitor the footage and help detect early signs of a wildfire. The bill...

Fire Hall No. 2 on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is the busiest in the city, and arguably the busiest in Canada. And the number of calls for help keeps rising. In December, the hall saw 1,600 calls for service – 600 more than the average for the second-busiest hall...

Fire departments must rethink their current standard operating procedure and guidelines and perform a risk-based building analysis for firefighter safety, similar to a “Community Risk Reduction Plan” to reduce the fire and all-hazard threats pertaining to the...

Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Firefighter William P. Moon II was critically injured earlier this week. This morning, it became clear that Firefighter Moon, a 21-year FDNY veteran, will not survive his critical injuries. His family has made the decision to donate...