One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The L.A. County fires have destroyed ...

NYC residents enjoy many amenities and the life is happening. However, that does not mean they do not come across mishaps and unexpected hazards. Incidents of fire breakouts do occur, both at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wearing protective coverall and a gas mask, a woman exits her home in Altadena in September. The home absorbed smoke and soot from ...

In the aftermath of January’s Los Angeles wildfires, researcher Elliott Gall got an email from someone who had returned home after evacuating. They wanted to know what to do with their mattresses, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A home destroyed by the Eaton Fire stands next to an intact residence. Owners of these standing homes have struggled to figure out ...

The fierce wildfires that broke out across much of the western United States this summer, spreading smoke across hundreds of miles, continue to pose a serious health hazard to millions. More are ...

I have been asked to clean a computer that has suffered from smoke damage. The computer was on during a fire so the fans managed to suck a fair amount of smoke through the machine before it was turned ...

Thousands of homes survived last year’s L.A. fires, but were covered in toxic residue. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws setting new rules for smoke damage cleanup.