A new Alaska state law bans using the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) based firefighting foams. The law, adopted ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances are synthetic chemicals that are widely used in our daily lives and in industrial ...

Discover what Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) is and its dangers, including environmental impact and health risks due to PFAS chemicals. Learn about its use and safety concerns in fire suppression.

The New Mexico Environment Department has issued an enforcement action against Cannon Air Force Base for the discharge of ...

SUPPORT FIREFIGHTING AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. WELL, CAL FIRE SENT NEARLY A DOZEN AIRCRAFT FROM HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO BATTLE THOSE WILDFIRES. ONE OF THEM IS THEIR C-130 AIR TANKER, KCRA 3’S.

were separately put under fire in the Senate during the 2025 budget defence sessions. While the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, and the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku ...

Some 2.5 million Virginians have PFAS in their drinking water at higher levels than the legal limits recently put forth by the federal government. The numbers, which were self-reported to state ...

Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley community of Sylmar as progress is made by firefighters, authorities said Thursday. The rapidly expanding ...

A brush fire on Tuesday set off one of the most destructive blazes in Los Angeles history: the Palisades fire. By Thursday evening, nearly 20,000 acres of land and thousands of structures had been ...

Fire crews battle the Eaton Fire on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) One of the terms that authorities use over and over when discussing wildfires is containment. That’s ...

What started as a brush fire in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills burned more than 40 acres of vegetation and threatened major landmarks as it kicked off a wave of evacuation orders and warnings.