As I watch the Los Angeles fires unfold, I’m painfully reminded that these challenges are universal. Fire doesn’t recognize borders, and neither should our solutions.

Thanks to the Israeli Consulate and other groups, a team of firefighting experts from Israel flew in last week and ...

who specializes in forest fire prevention, and Avi Ben-Zaken, operations director in the South District. They will remain in the US for around a week. “We have had wildfires already in Israel ...

“Following the Carmel fire in 2010, Israel made it a priority to establish these zones, and today, 97% of them are complete,” Karavani noted to TPS-IL. The Carmel forest fire of 2010 killed 44 ...

According to the Times of Israel report, the delegation will consist of department experts, including Shai Levy, a specialist in forest fire prevention, and Avi Ben-Zaken, the operations director for ...

Fire agencies say the suppressants — most often used to fight forest fires — are an invaluable tool. But what is in them and are they safe? The fires are burning quickly through canyons and ...

In addition, on Wednesday, December 15, it was announced that Israel’s Fire and Rescue Authority will send a team of five fire protection experts to help fight the California blazes. The delegation ...

Besides Cal Fire, multiple agencies have dropped fire retardant and water, including the U.S. Forest Service, the Los Angeles and Ventura county fire departments, the city and the National Guard.

That includes the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Trevor Raynor has been with NJFFS for more than a decade. He's fought countless fires at home, and also dozens out of state, including in California.

Also known as controlled burns, those are fires intentionally set by forest managers to reduce hazardous fuels like brush, dead trees and other highly flammable materials. The main benefit of ...