New robotic firefighting vehicles use thermal cameras and water cannons to locate fires and hazards before firefighters step inside a building.

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 ...

FDNY’s Mike Leo discusses how drones, ground robots, and other robotic systems can work together to improve situational awareness.

Normally when San Diego gets hit with hot temperatures, it elevates the risk of wildfires. While that is still the case, according to Cal Fire, the recent bout of rain has dampened that risk to the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A fire destroyed two apartments in Tooele Thursday night and two resourceful kids managed to escape it using an emergency ladder from an upper floor. Kaitlyn Riding, the children's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As technology evolves, seemingly at warp speed, the FDNY is harnessing the power of robotics. The department's robotics team is ...

Comac has disclosed orders for up to six C909s equipped for fire-fighting from Chinese firm Shanxi Victory General Aviation. The deal, announced on 3 February, comprises firm orders for three and ...

The St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 responded to a house fire in Slidell on Monday morning. The fire started at a home off Hollow Rock Court. According to the fire department, the fire ...

Gayle Anderson learns about Sonic Fire Tech, a startup company founded by former NASA engineers, that uses a patented technology to extinguish wildfires using sound waves. Company officials claim the ...

Crews battled a house fire in Marion County for hours on Friday night. In a post online, the Melcher-Dallas Fire Department said it was paged out for a fully engulfed structure fire just before 5:15 p ...

A Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighter died while extinguishing a fire at a home in Nuevo on Wednesday morning, Dec. 31, a Cal Fire spokesman said. Engineer Danny Cook, 45, died from a medical ...