#FireFighting

Computer America

@computeramerica.bsky.social

1 day ago

Hair Loss Breakthrough: Light Therapy Suppresses Key Markers by 92%   Show Notes 13 March 2026 Story 1: 3D Printing Soft Robots - Rotational multi-material printing offers intricate, programmable shapesSource: Harvard School of Engineering Story by Anne J. Manning Link: https://seas.harvard.edu/news/3d-printing-soft-robots See video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK9K_mJjlxE Story 2: AI robot vehicles learn to team up and extinguish fires in early trial Source: TechXplore.com Story by Andrew Zinin Link: https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-robot-vehicles-team-extinguish.html See research paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0952197626000618?via%3Dihub Story 3: New Light Therapy Can Suppress a Key Marker of Hair Loss by 92%Source: ScienceAlert.com Story by Carly CassellaLink: https://www.sciencealert.com/new-light-therapy-can-suppress-a-key-marker-of-hair-loss-by-92 Story 4: Mapping Protein Production in Brain Cells Yields New Insights for Brain Disease - UC San Diego and Scripps Research scientists used a novel method to show that some memory neurons produce proteins at higher rates than others. Source: UC San Diego Today Story by Susanne Clara Bard Link: https://today.ucsd.edu/story/mapping-protein-production-in-brain-cells-yields-new-insights-for-brain-disease

📣 New Podcast! "Hair Loss Breakthrough: Light Therapy Suppresses Key Markers by 92%" on @Spreaker #3d #artificial #brain #dermatology #disease #engineering #firefighting #hair #intelligence #loss #mapping #medical #neuroscience #ophthalmology #printing #protein #research #robotics #robots #soft

AviationNews.eu

@aviationnews-eu.bsky.social

3 days ago

De Havilland DHC-515: The Future of Aerial Firefighting Takes Shape Aviation News – De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has reached significant production milestones for its DHC-515 Firefighter, a specialized amphibious aircraft designed to combat the increasing threat of global wildfires. With a growing order book from both European nations and Canadian provinces, this development marks a critical step in modernizing aerial firefighting capabilities across two continents. The company is currently manufacturing 22 aircraft for a group of European customers that includes Croatia, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, and France.

#Aviation #Wildfire #DHC515 #DeHavilland #Firefighting #Aerospace #Canada #ClimateAction #EmergencyResponse #TechNews

AnneTheWriter

@annethewriter1.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy

4 days ago

Photo of a firetruck that has driven into a pond. Its front cabin is submerged in the pond, and the rest of it is on the shore. Meme text reads, "I'm not a fireman, But I don't think that's how you refill a fire truck."

Bonus #DadJoke
Q: What word starts with an F and ends in "-uck"?
A: Firetruck.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Puns #DadJokes […]

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@joesnotes.bsky.social

4 days ago

Planes Fight Wildland Fire in Mt. National Forest (Photos) at Timothy Lake 7/8/2023 — Joe's Notes Shot with Canon 80D Sigma 150-300mm Contemporary Timothy Lake, Oregon Follow me on Instagram @g_grins and @fractalfocus.nature CLICK TO ENLARGE

Planes Fight Wildland Fire

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#wildlandfire #forestfire #mthood #mthoodnationalforest #planes #timothylake #fireplanes #nationalforest #outdoors #camping #hiking #wildfire #oregon #firefighting #photos #photojournal #nature #naturephotography

Richard Michael Blaber

@rmblaber1956.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

4 days ago

"When #refineries, #fuel depots, or storage facilities burn or rupture, #petroleum products, toxic residues, & #firefighting #chemicals can seep into #soil, drain into #rivers & #canals, & eventually contaminate #groundwater. The result is not just less #water, but dirtier & more dangerous water."

Columbus - Feeds

@columbus.tomkahe.com.ap.brid.gy

5 days ago

Bathtub Plunge Blaze: West Columbus Siblings Accused in Firefighter-Injuring Arson - Fiona Knight

Wintergirlwolf

@wintergirlwolf.bsky.social

6 days ago

#Glasgow Central station 💔🔥 #scotland tonight.
I hope the #Firefighting teams stay safe, given the building collapse and likely lithium batteries in vape shop.
I walked down that street yesterday 🥺
#fire

Saskatchewan Fire Fighters Calendar

@saskfirecalendar.bsky.social

1 week ago

#FireFightersCalendar #firefighter #yqr #ypa #yxe #PattisonChildrens #MooseJaw #Weyburn #PrinceAlbert #Estevan #firefightercalendar #FireFighting #calendar #Yorkton #sask #yxeevents #yqrevents #Regina #Lloydminster #saskcalendar #Saskatoon #Battlefords #saskevents #SwiftCurrent #SK #SaskFireFighters

PT. Samson Tiara

@samsontiara.bsky.social

1 week ago

🔥 #Fire emergencies in hazardous workplaces require trained response teams.

Advanced #Firefighting (AFF) program at #SamsonTiara builds advanced firefighting skills, breathing apparatus competence & team-based response through realistic live-fire #training.

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#Offshore #Safety

Butterfly Effect Communications

@beffectcomms.bsky.social

1 week ago

150 Years on Call: Three Volunteer Fire Chiefs Three Volunteer Fire Chiefs Reflect on Service, Community, and the Fires That Shaped a Town

Before pagers, before smartphones, before dispatch centers, firefighters relied on a simple but unmistakable signal: the siren.

sh1.sendinblue.com/aebvmlnc79pf... #Firefighting #EmergencyResponse #CrisisComms #NovaScotia

🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦

@bernicecb.bsky.social

1 week ago

#ClimateChange #Wildfires #Prevention #Firefighting

🔏 Matthias Wiesmann

@thias.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

1 week ago

A red fire fighting train between construction beams.

Barely caught the fire train in Kloten Balsberg.

#train #railway #firefighting

Arash Robinson

@arashrobinson.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Engine 4933 In 1997, a Forest Service engine crew out of Ely, Nevada, learned that danger does not only come from flames.

Just published: Engine 4933 — a true story from my 1997 wildland fire season out of Ely, Nevada.
medium.com/@ArashRobins...

#wildfire #firefighting #Nevada #memoir

AquaEye

@aquaeye.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Sonar for Flat Water Rescue - Training Minutes Video Jack Gramlich examines the application of sonar technology in "flat water" environments such as lakes, ponds, and quarries.

Chief Jack Gramich is back with another Training Minute, showing you how well sonar can work for flat water rescue. Spoiler alert: AquaEye Pro is the system to depend on.

www.fireengineering.com/technical-re...

#waterrescue #firerescue #firedepartment #firefighting #rescue #sar

TheXboxHub

@thexboxhub.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Firefighting Simulator: Ignite - Turnout Gear Pack #1 Lets You Fight Fire In Style | TheXboxHub Firefighting Simulator: Ignite - Turnout Gear Pack #1 launches on PC, PS5, and Xbox, adding Fire-Dex AeroFlex gear, FDXR100 boots, and new character models.

Firefighting Simulator: Ignite - Turnout Gear Pack #1 Lets You Fight Fire In Style

#Xbox #XboxSeriesX #Ps5 #PlayStation #Firefighting 

www.thexboxhub.com/firefighting...

Rich Roberts @FiremanRich

@firemanrich.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Multiple Fire Departments & Firefighters Combat Fully Involved House Fire in Apalachin, New York 02.20.2026 Multiple Emergency Services Agencies responded to 513 Barton Rd in Apalachin, New York for a fully involved structure fire. The Tioga Coun...

Multiple Fire Departments & Firefighters Combat Fully Involved House Fire in Apalachin, New York 02.20.2026

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#HouseFire #FireFighter #Firefighting #NewYorkState #ApalchinNewYork #TiogaCounty #TiogaFireProtectionAndFirePrevention

🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️

@disastergis.org

3 weeks ago

Santa Monica Fire Department launches city ambulance program, strengthening emergency medical response

In addition to Fullerton, Santa Monica is also starting their own in house BLS transport program.

#EMS #firefighting

PT. Samson Tiara

@samsontiara.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Floor / Fire Warden Training With Samson Tiara This one day course has been developed to provide the delegates with a theoretical and practical understanding of the typical functions of a fire / floor warden or fire marshal within a workplace. The...

#SamsonTiara gives a 1-Day Warden (Floor / #Fire Warden) Training at our #Training Center / On-Site. The certificate is valid for 3 years.

Available On Request

Knowledge: Fire, #hazard in the workplace, #prevention, #protection, equipment, #firefighting, #evacuation, etc.

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Jamie

@jamieb1000.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Alberta spending $400M on new water bombers for aging fleet Alberta is spending $400 million to add five new water bombers to its aging firefighting fleet over the next several years. The deal with Calgary-based De Havilland Aircraft is expected to see the fir...

calgary.citynews.ca/2026/02/17/a...

Alberta spending $400M on new water bombers for aging fleet

#abpoli #ableg #Alberta
#Canada #Fire #WildFire #water
#bomber #aircraft #airplane
#FireFighting #aging #flee
#DeHavilland

AviationNews.eu

@aviationnews-eu.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Alberta Invests C$400 Million in De Havilland DHC-515 Fleet to Combat Wildfires Aviation News – The government of Alberta has officially committed C$400 million to purchase five state-of-the-art DHC-515 Firefighter aircraft from De Havilland Canada. This strategic investment aims to significantly bolster the province’s aerial firefighting capacity in response to increasingly volatile wildfire seasons. The agreement, announced in February 2026, secures a production slot for the next-generation water bombers at De Havilland’s Calgary manufacturing facilities.

#AviationNews #WildfireSafety #Alberta #DeHavillandCanada #DHC515 #WaterBomber #Firefighting #Aerospace #Calgary #ClimateResilience

Columbus - Feeds

@columbus.tomkahe.com.ap.brid.gy

3 weeks ago

Columbus Division of Fire Celebrates Local Heroes at 36th Annual Awards Banquet - Colton Hayes

Jeremy

@jrmtchll.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Can We Validate Anecdotal Data? Measuring What Firefighters Think They Know Jeremy Mitchell tells how the Champaign, IL, Fire Department’s data analysts uncovered information regarding the city’s downtown area that a coalition of stakeholders can use ...

My latest and greatest in the #firefighting #data world:

www.firehouse.com/community-ri...

Aerossurance

@aerossurance.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#OTD 2019: NZ Firefighting AS350 Accident: Weaknesses in Role Equipment Design and Distribution of Key Operating Data aerossurance.com/helicopters/... #firefighting #helicopter #accident #flightsafety #aviationsafety #airworthiness

CAL FIRE

@calfire.bsky.social

1 month ago

The CAL FIRE Aviation Management Unit recently hosted a delegation from Tokyo, Japan to demonstrate expanded aviation capabilities, including night helicopter operations, and to exchange information on advanced wildfire response operations.

#CALFIRE #AirOperations #WildfireResponse #Firefighting

Columbus - Feeds

@columbus.tomkahe.com.ap.brid.gy

1 month ago

Pre-Dawn Inferno Near John Glenn Airport Sends Firefighter To Hospital - Maya Collins

The Mendocino Voice

@mendovoice.bsky.social

1 month ago

A person stands in front of a white emergency response truck with red striping labeled “Long Valley F.D. Laytonville,” parked outside a metal fire station building with two large roll-up doors.

🚒 Ten rural fire departments in Mendocino and Humboldt counties now have new Type 6 engines thanks to $2M in state funding.

The trucks improve wildfire, rescue and medical response in hard-to-reach areas.

mendovoice.com/2026/02/mode...

#Mendocino #Humboldt #WildfirePreparedness #Firefighting

BC Wildfire Weekly - Wildfires + More

@bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social

1 month ago

Pender Island firefighters earn global spotlight after skits spread like wildfire - Saanich News The small department services about 2,000 people, but their social media reaches nearly 200,000

“Pender Island firefighters earn global spotlight after skits spread like wildfire” saanichnews.com/2026/02/08/p... - Saanich News

#BCNews #Firefighting #FireSafety #PenderIsland #SocialMedia

BC Wildfire Weekly - Wildfires + More

@bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social

1 month ago

EU official announces 300-strong firefighting force to battle wildfires across Europe NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The European Union’s climate commissioner on Friday announced a continentwide force of 300 firefighters to battle wildfires, after Europe faced its worst year for wildfires in

ICYMI: “EU official announces 300-strong firefighting force to battle wildfires across Europe” www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/world/eu-off... - @cdnpress.bsky.social

#Europe #EuropeanUnion #Firefighting #Wildfires #WildlandFirefighting

Aerossurance

@aerossurance.bsky.social

1 month ago

Crew Confusion in Firefighting 737 Terrain Impact - Aerossurance A lack of a common understanding on minimum drop height was a factor in this 737 striking rising ground after a fire bombing run in Australia

#OTD 2023 A lack of a common understanding on minimum drop height was a factor in this B737 striking rising ground after a fire bombing run in Australia.
aerossurance.com/air-accident... #firefighting #flightsafety #aviationsafety #humanfactors