Winter is coming, but wildfire doesn’t take a season off. Many of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires have happened in the colder months when dry vegetation, offshore winds, and low humidity can create dangerous conditions. Stay wildfire ready year-round: 🔥 Prepare your home: Clear leaves from roofs and gutters, move firewood and flammable items at least 30 feet from structures, and screen vents to block embers. 🔥 Create Defensible Space: Maintain a 0-5 foot Zone 0 buffer of de

Fire crews are revealing new details about what happened during the devastating September Lightning Complex Fire and how stretched resources were when the lightning storm swept across the state. Over a two-day period, 26,000 lightning strikes sparked 157 fires across California. Of the 157 fires, 21 of them made up the fast-moving September Lightning Complex fire, which tore through the town of Chinese Camp. | CBS13 CBS Sacramento

A gas explosion set off a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood on Thursday after obliterating at least one home, blowing out windows and shaking nearby houses. Six people were taken to hospitals for injuries, fire officials said. | AP

#fixed #foamfirefightingsystem onboard tanker vessel->is one of the main fire fighting system on board specially for deck fire on tankers, work by creating a blanket over the fire, cutting off oxygen and suppressing flammable vapors. It also cools the fire by retaining water and spreading it over the affected area. These properties make foam particularly effective for extinguishing Class B fires, which involve flammable liquids such as oil and gasoline. #firefightingequipment #FoamSystem #tanker

✈️🔥 We don’t play with fire… we train to beat it. Sailors assigned to PCU John F. Kennedy conducted aircraft firefighting training at Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services Station 29 in Chesapeake, Virginia to prepare for upcoming certification and shipboard readiness. #ServeWithCourage | PCU John F. Kennedy - CVN 79