Valencia man's idea may better protect firefighters from intense heat

A former insurance exec and musician crafts a combination of heat-resistant materials that could offer fire protection up to 4,000 degrees.



You don't have to be a rocket scientist to fight wildfires in the West. But it helps.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/Wk9ibCp03ug/la-me-wildfire-science-20131201,0,557622.story