Making a proper on-scene assessment of a silo fire that forced an evacuation around a Texas grain mill in September 2017 proved awkward.

Whoever plans for potential disasters considers the most severe possible outcome that can reasonably be projected. Unfortunately, the word "reasonably"...

An operator and two servicing companies’ failure to control a North Dakota oil well properly led to a flash fire that killed a 52-year-old worker and burned...

A three person investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of an incident that injured six workers – including...

One phrase uttered by Dr. Ellyn McIntosh could temporarily end the fun for any emergency responder tackling live-fire training projects during the recent...

Williams Fire & Hazard Control was ready, willing, and able to extinguish the aftermath of a crude oil boilover in Nicaragua that left two 150-foot diameter...

Texas A&M fire school director played major role in saving devastated chemical complex.

Occam’s razor is a principle stating that an explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is most likely to be correct.

Time tested tactics conquer raging pipeline fire in Mexico

Firefighters in Rogers County, OK, thought the worst was over after two hours battling a tank battery fire. Then, with only a split second of warning, a...