California Wildfires updates: Firefighters score success in containment battle

(LOS ANGELES) -- More than 8,600 firefighters simultaneously battling three major Southern California wildfires made substantial progress overnight, taking advantage of cooler and wetter weather to increase containment lines on all three blazes, authorities said Sunday.The largest blaze -- the Bridge Fire burning in...

DHS rolls out new technology for firefighters

(WASHINGTON) -- A helmet-mounted indoor visualization and navigation device that allows first responders to see through dark smoke could soon be available to fire departments around the country, according to the Department of Homeland Security.The Department's Science and Technology Directorate is opening applications for...