Hacker News with Generative AI: Firefighting

The Difference Between Municipal Fire Trucks and Airport Fire Trucks (piercemfg.com)
Firefighters respond to a wide range of emergencies across every type of environment and the equipment they use must be able to meet the demands of each situation.
Firefighting, Emergency Response, Vehicles
100 points by taubek 19 days ago | 84 comments
Battling the Blaze: Artifacts from the history of firefighting (worldhistory.substack.com)
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History, Firefighting, Substack
14 points by crescit_eundo 34 days ago | 2 comments
Drone pilot to plead guilty in collision that grounded aircraft (latimes.com)
A man who was piloting a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft working on the Palisades fire has agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor, pay a fine and complete community service, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Drones, Aviation, Law, Accidents, Firefighting
25 points by belter 85 days ago | 17 comments
Reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came (latimes.com)
After flames leveled nearly 500 homes in Bel-Air and Brentwood in 1961, Los Angeles had a reckoning over firefighting.
Firefighting, California, History, Los Angeles, Natural Disasters
39 points by perihelions 92 days ago | 21 comments
Suspects allegedly posing as firefighters in Palisades had fake fire engine (ktla.com)
A man and a woman from Oregon were arrested over the weekend for reportedly impersonating firefighters as they attempted to enter a Palisades Fire evacuation zone in what appeared to be a legitimate fire engine, officials announced Sunday.
Crime, Firefighting, California
7 points by LinuxBender 96 days ago | 5 comments
Welcome to the Antarctic Fire Department (antarcticfire.org)
The Antarctic Fire Department is proudly supporting the advancement of world science through fire/rescue support services on the highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and ultimately harshest continent on the planet - Antarctica.
Antarctica, Firefighting, Science, Emergency Services
193 points by danielschreber 166 days ago | 69 comments
Fire engineer arrested on suspicion of setting blazes in Northern California (latimes.com)
While fellow firefighters were battling voracious blazes throughout Northern California, Cal Fire engineer Robert Hernandez is accused of igniting his own fires, according to authorities.
Crime, Firefighting, California
5 points by petethomas 217 days ago | 0 comments
Two states become first in US to ban use of PFAS in firefighters' gear (theguardian.com)
Firefighting, Environmental Protection, Legislation, Chemicals, Public Health
18 points by PaulHoule 234 days ago | 1 comments
Two states become first in US to ban use of PFAS in firefighters protective gear (theguardian.com)
Environmental Protection, Firefighting, Legislation, Public Health, United States
13 points by Jimmc414 246 days ago | 1 comments