Californians are by now familiar with how vicious wildfires have become. Fires are not only burning hotter, but they are spreading quicker as well. So how do people know when fire crews gain the upper ...

A firefighter waits for crew members to bring water to douse hot spots off Highway 371 after the Highland fire burned 2,400 acres in rural Riverside County near Temecula on Oct. 31, 2023. (Gina ...

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 because ...

Manufacturing facilities commonly store various chemical substances in aboveground storage tanks. Most facilities ensure chemical storage areas are equipped with proper secondary containment measures ...

Since the Russian invasion of Crimea, President Barack Obama has repeatedly asserted that “this is not another Cold War.” Yet in a front-page story in the Sunday New York Times, Peter Baker reports ...