Update: power restored to South Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Update: As of 5:26 a.m., the PG & E outage website reports power has been restored. A massive power outage in South Bakersfield is impacting 3,508 customers on ...

How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force

Protests erupted amid a communications blackout. But as video and witness accounts trickle out, the brutality of the regime’s crackdown is becoming clear.
FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Gasparilla 2026: Inside Tampa PD’s Real-Time Crime Center helping keep crowds safe

Officials from more than 30 different agencies will work together in the Tampa Police Department’s Real-Time Crime Center ...
Firehouse

What the 2025 Station Design Conference Taught Us About Designing Fire Stations for the Future

Over 40 percent of U.S. fire stations are over 40 years old, requiring updates to meet modern safety and operational standards. Disaster resilience is critical, with lessons from past events like ...
Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Northeast Wyoming ranchers express calculated interest in virtual fencing at symposium

Looking back on the past five years, Colorado State University Research Scientist Tony Vorster opined Thursday that the real serious consideration of virtual fencing technology came in the ...
WXXV 25

New turnout rooms for Ocean Springs Fire Department

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WXXV)- The Ocean Springs Fire Department is taking a proactive step to protect firefighter health by changing how turnout gear is stored inside the station. Firefighters rely on ...
WPRI 12

RI fire marshal: Swiss Alps resort fire similar to Station nightclub

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island State Fire Marshal Tim McLaughlin will never forget the Station nightclub fire, which took the lives of 100 concertgoers and injured more than 200 others ...
justthenews

House report alleges LA wildfire relief fund paid for podcasts, voter turnout groups

A House Judiciary Committee interim staff report has taken aim at FireAid, an organization that raised roughly $100 million to help the victims of the California wildfires last year, spend some of its ...
IEEE

Leveraging Virtual Reality to Bridge the Gap Between Traditional Fire Safety Training and Real-World Scenarios

Abstract: Traditional fire safety training methods, play a vital role in education. However, these methods cannot often fully replicate the real-fire scenarios. Virtual Reality (VR) technology offers ...
Jalopnik

Firefighters Use A Blanket And A 'Turtle' To Put Out EV Fire At Gas Station

A burning EV parked at a gas pump could have been a disastrous situation. Fortunately, quick thinking and well-equipped emergency responders in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, quickly contained the fire, ...
Main Line

Lower Merion rejects bids for fire station renovations

LOWER MERION — Lower Merion commissioners have put a hold on renovation plans at one of the township’s fire stations after the bids came in about $1 million over estimates. Now, township officials say ...