4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (954+ words) Phil Brown, Account Executive, and David Benowitz, VP of Strategy and Marketing, BRINC, discuss the role of drones in fire service response. Phil Brown: I joined BRINC in February. I have around 14 years of fire service experience, having started in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (201+ words) Federal wildland firefighters assigned to prescribed burns will be eligible for additional compensation after the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) finalized a rule extending hazardous duty pay and environmental differential pay to planned wildland fire operations. The final rule adds…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (658+ words) Duncan J White explains how federal fire safety law supports state and local systems through national standards research, funding and training while preserving local authority. That arrangement remains broadly sound. But it is becoming harder to determine whether federal involvement…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (811+ words) In this exclusive interview, Stuart Landesberg, Founder and CEO of Seneca discusses the company’s technology and how it will help stop fires before they spread. With wildfires growing in size and complexity, the technology helping to suppress these fires is…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (901+ words) Ralph Bloemers, Director of Fire Safety Communities, Go Alliance spotlights how AI can extend human reach but ultimately, cannot replace it. It seems like every day we hear that AI is going to save us from wildfire or that some…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (227+ words) Bank of America has announced a $250,000 contribution to the American Red Cross to support wildfire relief and recovery efforts across the Pacific Northwest and neighboring mountain states. The funding will help provide emergency shelter, meals, supplies and other critical assistance…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (212+ words) OroraTech has appointed Helena van Mierlo as Managing Director of OroraTech Canada, strengthening the company’s leadership as it expands its space-based wildfire detection and thermal intelligence services across the country. The Munich-headquartered company, which operates what it describes as the…...