Fire is one of the four classical elements and has been used by humans in rituals, in agriculture for clearing land, for cooking, generating heat and light, for signaling, propulsion purposes, …

4 days ago · Fire, rapid burning of combustible material with the evolution of heat and usually accompanied by flame. It is one of the human race’s essential tools, control of which helped …

1 day ago · The Rowena Fire broke out amid 30 mph winds just before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, starting in the Rowena area before quickly climbing steep terrain and pushing east toward The …

Fire is a chemical reaction that gives off light and heat. Fire happens when a material rapidly oxidizes, or loses electrons, and releases a great amount of energy. Flames are only the …

Typically, fire comes from a chemical reaction between oxygen in the atmosphere and some sort of fuel (wood or gasoline, for example). Of course, wood and gasoline don't spontaneously …

InciWeb provides ongoing information on active wildfires across the nation. InciWeb lists incident-specific information about fires, news, announcements, contact information, hours of …

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe …

2 days ago · The fire erupted around 4:50 a.m. in the 2500 block of N. Corlies Street. Officials said a 55-year-old woman jumped from the 2nd-story window while holding her great-niece.

Fire is the visible effect of the process of combustion – a special type of chemical reaction. It occurs between oxygen in the air and some sort of fuel . The products from the chemical …

Learn how fires start, learn about the fire triangle, how fires spread, and effective strategies to protect against fire hazards.