firefighting

A vacuum for cookie crumbs (on the internet, that is), an amphibious boat that does more than float, and more of the Best of What's New.

"The ship was lost due to an inability to extinguish the fire."

The Estonian vehicle can shoot out thousands of gallons of water per minute to combat a blaze.

Tanker pilots, helicopter operators, and smokejumpers need special skills (and morning coffee) to do their high-flying jobs.

Twenty-one airtankers, ten helicopters, and an attack aircraft are just a few pieces in CAL Fire’s arsenal.

Tales from a Pyrogeographer.

After a firefighting accident left him disfigured, Hardison got a new face

Goodness gracious, safe balls of fire

SAFFiR, the shipboard firefighting robot, learns to walk

As wildfires roar, meteorologists are often the only barrier between life and death