Let’s get it out of the way: the smell we associate with rain is due to a compound called geosmin, released by soil-dwelling ...

After a routine water drop March 18, volunteers with the Borderlands Relief Collective found dozens of destroyed water bottles and cans of food dumped on the ground and accused Border Patrol agents.

The chemical is produced as a concentrated liquid or powder, which is diluted with water and then dropped from the belly ... It allows firefighters on the ground to safely approach and extinguish ...

On Tuesday, 60 Oregon firefighters trained on how to coordinate a water drop from the air to the ground using what is called a Fire Boss. “Fire Bosses is a trade name,” said Jamie Knight ...

Water drops, Fennessy said, are used to directly attack flames to cool them down so crews on the ground can battle them. He said retardant is used in indirect attacks, so when it gets into the ...

Retired firefighter Mark Whaling knows firsthand what it’s like to wait on a helicopter to refill on water while he's ...

To a city reeling with loss, water drop videos are “Battle of Britain ... stretched-thin firefighters on the ground, helping to quench the Sunset fire before it claimed more homes and offering ...