An estimated 45,000 Californians are living under evacuation orders as wildfires burn across the state well before peak summer conditions arrive. Combined year-to-date acreage from CAL FIRE and the U.

A large wildfire that broke out in a U.S. California national marine park is suspected to have originated from a distress flare fired by a stranded sailor. According to reports from the Guardian and ...

Visual distress signals (VDS) are mandatory on most boats but hopefully never needed. VDS come in various flavors. You should not only check at the start of every season to make sure your flares are ...

The United States Coast Guard (USGC) requires boaters to carry several unexpired visual distress signals on board, day and night. Pyrotechnic marine flares are a common type of distress signal, but ...

A red flare off the North Wales coast sparked a search over the weekend. Calls were received on Saturday night of a distress flare near the The Duke of Lancaster 'ghost ship' at Llanerch Y Mor. This ...

Police receive reports year after year of red signal flares being seen at sea or in coastal areas. In most cases no one actually needs help, and rescue services have to spend time and manpower ...

ACR Electronics, Inc.expands their marine survival gear offerings by adding two new USCG approved distress flares, the Aurora Red Hand Flare and the Orange Hand Smoke signal. Built by the world ...