Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. City Council Member Brent Blackaby shows where he is preparing to remove plants from his property in Berkeley on Thursday.

I am flying my favorite budget RC plane around the neighborhood and showing why I love it so much. You can hear how great it sounds on takeoff, during slow 3D maneuvers, and especially on the approach ...

Arson has become a weapon of choice for domestic abusers, as local authorities in England and Wales are being urged to do more to safeguard survivors in their own homes. Councils are under increasing ...

Forward-looking: When wildfires sweep through the dry hills outside Los Angeles, homes can be lost in moments. A California startup imagines a different outcome: as embers fall and nearby brush ...

Construction Industry Council chairman Thomas Ho called on Saturday for fire safety management plans to be clearly written into all contracts involving building maintenance works to ensure that ...

Each fall, global mega-supplier Valeo invites automaker customers to its Troy, Michigan, tech center to show off the latest innovations concocted by its three major divisions: Power, Light, and Brain.

ONE of the major defects of most textile fabrics is their inflammability, and as early as 1638 attention was directed to the use of clay and plaster-of-Paris to reduce the fire risk of canvas used in ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

Prime wildfire season in California is not far off, and a new state bill could give homeowners cash to help fireproof their properties. The measure would offer grants to low- and moderate-income ...