firefighting

  • Researchers Breed Naturally Flame-Resistant Cotton

    Researchers Breed Naturally Flame-Resistant Cotton

    Chemical flame retardants can make us safer by preventing or slowing fires, but they’re linked to a range of unsettling health effects. To get around that concern, researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture have bred a new population of cotton that can self-extinguish after encountering a flame.


  • Here’s One Drone That Could Actually Help In A Fire

    Here’s One Drone That Could Actually Help In A Fire

    If drones aren’t chasing firefighters away from a fire, then they’re probably close enough that the delicate plastic and sensitive sensors are slowly melting. Fire and drones are basically a terrible combination in every way, unless they’re a tool being used by firefighters to map out a burning building.