Last year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued at least nine recall notices on products that didn't comply with the mandatory standard for nightwear for children. All of ...

A beefed-up firefighting force was staged to attack flareups or new blazes, a week after the first still-burning fires began ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made so ...

Although extremely flammable, cotton is one of the most commonly used textiles due to its comfort and breathable nature. However, in a single step, researchers can reduce the flammability of cotton ...

Fire officials advised residents in high-risk areas to just leave home – and not wait for formal evacuation orders – if they ...

Planes doused homes and hillsides with bright pink fire-retardant chemicals, while crews and fire engines were being placed near particularly ... that will ground me as a human and remind me ...

It's apparent that these red trails are used to stop the spread of wildfires, but what makes up fire retardant and why is it different than only using water to fight wildfires? A structure burns ...

Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the ... On Friday morning, hundreds of people streamed into a parking lot near the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena for donated clothing, ...

CALEDONIA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Firefighters with the Caledonia Fire Department and other agencies helped put out a massive barn fire on Saturday, Jan. 11th. Officials say it happened during the ...

Over the past 24 hours, the Palisades Fire spread over an additional 1,000 acres, officials reported, and consumed more homes ...

Mesa fire officials say they were called to the area near Country Club Drive and Broadway Road just after 5:15 a.m. for the reported fire. When first responders arrived, they found a travel ...

Also, sign up for NPR's breaking news alerts. Air tankers are dropping thousands of gallons of red flame retardant in the hills around Los Angeles as firefighters attempt to limit the devastation from ...