Braden Jordison nervously climbed a ladder before sliding through a window to practice rescuing someone from a house fire. The Ramona High School sophomore and several other students — equipped with ...

Using inaudible sound waves to stop a fire may sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but a local startup led by a former NASA researcher is developing a system capable of doing just ...

On a recent weekday in Aspen, Colorado, Stu Landesberg stood with a group of firefighters on a mountainside and watched a drone take off and fly toward a simulated fire. The drone detected the ...

As the fire service sees rapid adoption of technology, offerings such as artificial intelligence (AI) and lightweight aerial vehicles/drones will play a vitel apart in daily response operations in ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sonic Fire Tech, a NASA-inspired firetech startup pioneering infrasound-based wildfire prevention systems, has been named a CES 2026 Innovation Awards® Honoree in the ...

Wildfires are growing faster, hotter and harder to control, stretching firefighting resources across Europe and the United States. As climate change intensifies conditions, researchers and startups ...

The consumer market for wearable technology has grown quickly, from bands and sensors to smartwatches and rings that are designed to provide feedback about the user and augmented reality glasses.

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Remington Bixby Hotchkis thinks fighting wildfires with water in California may be so yesterday. The ranching family scion with roots stretching back to the 19th century San Joaquin Ranch in Orange ...

Sonic Fire Tech has launched a wildfire defense system using infrasound to extinguish fires without water or chemicals. The system detects embers up to 1,500 yards away and aims to reduce property ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Cleveland-based Sonic Fire Tech ...