The first, and overarching, learning point in the Art of Reading Smoke curriculum is the concept that smoke is fuel. The reason is to help firefighters, company officers, and command officers ...

The art of reading smoke is a process that evaluates four visible smoke attributes–volume, velocity, density, and color (VVDC)–to predict fire size, location, and future growth. Reading smoke is ...

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Fire Rescue will conduct a training burn on Tuesday on Umatilla Road between San Juan Avenue and Silver Street.

At some point warm mix asphalt may be routinely specified by state DOTs, and will likely provide an answer to issues with blue smoke - but a simple and cost-effective solution for asphalt plants is ...