Richard Ramos is a web producer for CBS Sacramento who was born and raised in Sacramento. He graduated with a BA in Journalism from CSUS. As thunderstorms sweep across Northern California, state ...

A type of firefighting foam still kept on hand at some airports and known to contain high levels of PFAS — or “forever chemicals” — has become the target of a mandated cleanup effort in New Mexico, ...

GOOD AFTERNOON. THE FIREFIGHTER FELL FROM THE STRUCTURE YOU SEE THERE BEHIND ME. IT IS KNOWN AS A BURN BUILDING THAT IS USED TO TRAIN NEW FIREFIGHTERS AND AND FIREFIGHTING TECHNIQUES HERE AT THE ...

HAMBURG, Pa. - After years of fighting fires, Hamburg Fire Chief Jarrod Emes recently decided to no longer focus on fires, but family. "I wrapped up a twenty-eight-year career. The tail end of it was ...

ROME—Burgeoning international demand for aerial firefighting aircraft is giving new life to an old airlifter. It was long assumed that when Airbus’ A400M took over transport duties in the French, ...

When firefighters arrive at a major blaze, they often face the same problem. They have to walk into danger without knowing exactly what is inside. Smoke hides everything. Floors may be unstable. Toxic ...

A Bay Area startup that manufactures drones to tackle wildfires has just signed its first customer, the Aspen Fire Protection District. The company, Seneca, recently announced that its fleet of five ...

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Hyundai announced the unimaginatively named Unmanned Firefighting Robot last week – but this life-saving robot isn’t just a futuristic concept. The first operational unit was donated and deployed at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each summer in Spain, wildfires blaze across the country. Thousands of acres are lost to flames not only due to heat and drought, ...

Known as Doñana’s Firefighting Donkey Battalion, this unit is responsible for preventing wildfires in parts of Spain—all thanks to their seemingly bottomless appetites. 0:12 The donkeys from Doñana’s ...

Each summer in Spain, wildfires blaze across the country. Thousands of acres are lost to flames not only due to heat and drought, but also rural abandonment: fewer people, fewer herds, and more ...