As the Southern California wildfire catastrophe continues to unfold, water officials in Marin County are evaluating the area's level of disaster readiness. Ben Horenstein, general manager of the Marin ...

The Cortez Fire Protection District recently presented at the Cortez City Council work session, an hour before their regular ...

County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into wildfire preparedness across agencies ...

water tenders, fire engines, high-value structures, medical evacuation rescue and makeshift water resources. “Based on feedback from wildland firefighter field trials, the new DropBlocks ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- With fire season basically year-round in California, seasonal wildland firefighters are a necessity, but some say their jobs have been rescinded. Jenn McCarthy has worked as ...

RoGO Communications, a company founded to develop lifesaving technology for firefighters and first responders, today launched a new DropBlock 2.0 to track the location of firefighters and equipment.

Large Differences in Water-Seeking Ability Found in U.S. Corn Varieties Feb. 6, 2025 — A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil ...

The decision to pursue buying a second chopper, more water tenders and enhanced brush management ... investments by the state to bolster wildland fire protection.” Fires are top of mind in ...

Currently, five permanent desalination plants – in Dhekelia, Larnaca, Vasiliko, Episkopi and Paphos – produce a total of 235,000 cubic metres of drinking water daily. Plans for four mobile ...

Two U.S. senators are pushing to consolidate the nation’s wildland firefighting force into a single agency. Republican Senator Tim Sheehy of Montana and Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of ...