A bill to ban the sale of firefighter protective gear containing “forever chemicals” is gaining momentum in the Illinois ...

They kept a safe distance from the heat while two experts, in face shields and flame-resistant Nomex clothing, fed yard waste into the dumpster-looking contraption and stomped out any embers that ...

Los Angeles-based KB Home unveiled its Dixon Trail development in Escondido this week that it calls “wildfire resistant.” It comes with 10-foot buffers between homes, flame-resistant vents ...

LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass on Friday, March 21, issued an executive order to expedite the rebuilding of homes and businesses in ways that better prepare for wildfires and other climate ...

Parts of Southern California are covered with pink fire retardant as firefighters try ... with it and removing it from eyes, skin, and clothing. Perimeter Solutions described MVP-Fx as "minimally ...

With more moderate winds over Southern California, a fleet of helicopters and air tankers has been able to drop in the last two days hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and fire retardant ...

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 ...

Whether you’re a weekend track attacker or a full-blown racer, when it comes to racing (or any other form of extreme motorsports, for that matter), one of the most important pieces of safety ...

The base materials are not new: Kevlar and Nomex, two common fibers in flame-resistant clothing, were first developed in the 1960s. But these clothes’ fiber blends and construction are always in ...

I wear the same full protective gear that woodland firefighters use including fire resistant Nomex clothing, hard hat, woodland fire boots, goggles and a fire shelter. I also use a scanner than lets ...

Although these vehicles are very protective with thermal barriers and insulation, building fire-resistant astronaut clothing and personal equipment is equally important. Nomex is a flame-resistant ...