As fires rage in Southern California, firefighters are working to get the blazes — which include the Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires — under control. The wildfires, spread by strong Santa Ana winds, ...

Californians are by now familiar with how vicious wildfires have become. Fires are not only burning hotter, but they are spreading quicker as well. So how do people know when fire crews gain the upper ...

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When a fire breaks out in California, the first numbers announced are its size in acres and its level of containment. But what does it mean for a fire to be some percent “contained”? In the ...

But containment doesn't necessarily mean a fire isn't still raging. Rather than describing how much of the fire has been put out or beaten back, containment actually refers to the perimeter that ...

The influence of containment classification in facility design cannot be underestimated. It can, for example, determine the extent of the design process and the level of equipment needed to safeguard ...

The new ISPE Containment Manual is a summary of the process involved in the manufacture of highly active or highly hazardous pharmaceutical substances. The manufacture of highly active or highly ...

A powerful new book by the law professor Michelle Adams recounts the failed effort to integrate Detroit’s schools and the case’s relevance today. By Jeffrey Toobin Jeffrey Toobin’s new book, “The ...