Two firefighters escaped down a ladder through a window as flashover conditions became evident at a four-alarm fire in Lowell. Lowell Fire Department units were already fighting a working fire on ...

In my first article on this topic, “The Art of “Reading Fire,” I discussed a new mnemonic for fire behavior indicators, B-SAHF, which stands for Smoke, Air, Heat and Flame, all in the context of ...

"Blinded by science" is an old expression that means "to deliberately confuse someone with highly complex knowledge". For too many firefighters, the same can be said when it comes to firefighting and ...

MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, Okla. -- Thick black smoke slowly descended, filling the small room, engulfing the eight firefighters here in a noxious cloud. As the heat built to nearly 1,000 ...

As the everyday items we use in our homes change, so does the modern environment in which fires spark – and the challenges firefighters face when battling a blaze. All firefighters with the San Diego ...

Danger zone: NIST firefighters douse flames bursting from a building as a flashover occurs during an experiment. (Courtesy: NIST) New machine learning algorithms could soon help firefighters forecast ...

It’s the firefighter’s nightmare — a flashover, a fire involving heat so intense that everything in a room, including anyone in it, ignites at the same time. Last week more than 85 Menlo Park Fire ...

Flashover performance of ice-covered insulators is a critical area of research with significant implications for the reliability and safety of power transmission systems. The accumulation of ice on ...

Pike County firefighters received training in recognizing conditions leading up to a deadly flashover fire. The training was held at the Pike County Training Facility in Lords Valley this weekend. In ...