1 day ago · The City of Reading Department of Fire & Rescue Services has released new information on several recent and past fire incidents, along with a renewed call for property owners to maintain fire …

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, smelting, …

20 hours ago · Investigators have determined the Nov. 2, 2023, blaze at former Lincoln Chemical Co. warehouse at Ninth and Laurel streets, as well as smaller fire two days earlier, were intentionally set.

19 hours ago · An explosion and fire erupted in a Hayward residential area on Thursday, destroying homes, shutting down a freeway and injuring six people after a construction crew struck an …

Reading firefighters battled a fire in a three-story downtown apartment building Sunday afternoon. The fire was discovered about 3 p.m. at 137 N. Fifth St. The first crews reported heavy smoke ...

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2 days ago · If you face retaliation over protected speech, or if you are a college student or faculty member whose First Amendment rights may have been violated on campus, reach out to FIRE to …

3 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 start it …

Dec 5, 2025 · Two new large fires were reported this week, one in New Mexico and one in North Carolina. Both are now 100% contained. Since January 1, 62,580 fires have burned 4,969,735 acres. …

3 days ago · NASA | LANCE | Fire Information for Resource Management System provides near real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS to meet the needs of firefighters, scientists and users …