The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted a series of large-scale tests to investigate factors that affect flame spread ...

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department should hire additional staff members and rethink staffing methods to better meet national recommendations, according to a new report. The department is using a ...

Starting a fire with a battery sounds risky unless it’s done correctly. This method focuses on reliability, control, and repeatable results. It works with common items and minimal effort. When ...

A woman's dedication to a clean view has seen her labelled 'absolutely crazy stupid'. A video of a woman on the Gold Coast cleaning her windows on the 16th floor of the Peninsula Building in Surfers ...

Master the PASS method for fire safety. We break down the four essential steps to effectively operate a fire extinguisher ...

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