LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety—schools can do much more to teach it

On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through ...
IEEE

Research on fire detection based on object detection algorithm-YOLOv5

Abstract: Aiming at the problem of fire detection, this paper proposes a detection method based on YOLOv5. This paper introduces in detail the deep learning techniques, such as convolutional neural ...
IEEE

GSF-YOLOv8: A Novel Approach for Fire Detection Using Gather-Distribute Mechanism and SimAM Attention

Abstract: To address the current challenges in fire detection algorithms, including insufficient feature extraction, high computational complexity, limited deployment on resource-constrained devices, ...
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This could be the oldest evidence of fire-making

At a site called East Farm in England, recent excavations revealed reddened silt, flint handaxes distorted by heat, and fragments of a mineral—iron pyrite—that could have been used to make sparks on ...
Greek Reporter

New Evidence Pushes Back Neanderthal Fire Use to 400,000 Years Ago

New archaeological evidence from a site in Suffolk, England, indicates that early Neanderthals made fire around 400,000 years ago, pushing back the known timeline of human-controlled fire-making by ...
Ars Technica

This is the oldest evidence of people starting fires

Heat-reddened clay, fire-cracked stone, and fragments of pyrite mark where Neanderthals gathered around a campfire 400,000 years ago in what’s now Suffolk, England. Based on chemical analysis of the ...
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When USAID Shut Down, Its Lessons Nearly Vanished. AI Helped Recover Them

For people who move money in the name of impact, the shutdown of USAID landed like a star collapsing into itself. The United States government’s flagship development agency—once the world’s biggest ...
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Fire Prevention Week lessons continue at Camp Humphreys

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea – Fire Prevention Week 2025 may have officially taken place Oct.5-11, but the ...
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Object thrown through NYC smoke shop window sparks fire: sources

WEST VILLAGE, Manhattan (PIX11) – Six men are wanted after an object was thrown through the window of a West Village smoke shop, causing a fire, sources told PIX11 News. The fire broke out on the ...
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Police respond to West Village business on fire after unknown object is hurled through window

Police respond to West Village business on fire after unknown object is hurled through window Donald Trump's approval rating sees major shifts ‘Happy Days’ Stars Reunite at Fan Convention Hunter dead ...