Raging flames leaped from an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side on Tuesday, raining debris onto the sidewalk and spewing smoke across the cityscape, but causing no major injuries, ...

HONG KONG — A major fire tore through multiple high-rise towers at a housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, the city's chief executive, John Lee, said, with 279 people ...

Just about every “getting started with microcontrollers” kit, Arduino or otherwise, includes an ultrasonic distance sensor module. Given the power of microcontrollers these days, it was only a matter ...

The Urban Prepper explains the Fire Module | Urban Bug Out Bag | Version 3.0 essentials for reliable emergency preparedness and survival planning. Appeals court finds Florida's open carry ban ...

Abstract: Victims of fire events may suffer property damage as well as fatalities. A fireman must safely put out a fire in order to avoid damage and loss. A firefighter's life is in danger while doing ...

When someone hacks together a digital camera with a Raspberry Pi, the limiting factor for serious photography is usually the sensor. No offense to the fine folks at the foundation, but even the “HQ” ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Crews on an aerial reconnaissance mission Wednesday found the Ash Fire burning in the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. Firefighters immediately started ...

Raspberry Pi launched a follow-up to its Camera Module 3 with the Camera Module 3 Sensor Assembly. Now, Raspberry Pi users can put the camera sensors into their own custom form factors. The move ...

Editor’s Note: Design for Impact is a series spotlighting innovative solutions for communities affected by the climate crisis, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies. In the multibillion ...

General Motors is recalling nearly 62,500 Chevrolet Silverado pickups because their brake pressure sensor assembly could potentially leak and cause a fire. The recalled Chevrolet Silverado Medium Duty ...

Two years ago, a circuit breaker in my home’s electrical panel randomly failed and shorted out—and it began to melt and smoke. I called emergency services, and according to the firefighters who ...