Fire-walking is a feat few of us want our bare feet to attempt. But should your tootsies traipse over a bed of red-hot coals, scientists have discovered an unusual phenomenon that occurs during it ...

ALTHOUGH we had seen men walking barefoot on burning embers twice before, we were not prepared for the mass fire walk at Kataragama. The first time, on a pleasant summer afternoon, surrounded by ...

Vancouver Fire Department forms its first all-female crew Published: Apr. 06, 2022, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver Fire Department captain Heidi Parr stands in front of her engine on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 ...

One of the biggest myths I hear is that walking is not a good workout. People often see it as a leisurely activity or a means of transportation, but not as a form of exercise. This could not be ...

The Army Corps is offering fire debris removal free of charge to impacted residents through an opt-in program. To opt in, residents are required to submit a Right of Entry Form.

* Layers of ash which form as the coals burn also insulate fire walkers' feet from the heat of the glowing embers, which can reach temperatures of over 540 degrees Celsius (1,000 degrees Fahrenheit).

MANY of those taking part in the discussion on recent fire-walking performances appear to assume that a normal person would be burnt if his passage over the hot surface were identical with that of ...

Vancouver Fire Department Capt. Heidi Parr stands in front of her engine at Fire Station 2. Parr leads the first all-female crew in the department's 150-year history.

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SOME forty cases of the ember-walk and the stone-walk (to distinguish the two forms by these terms) selected from a larger number, collected from a wide range of accredited sources, were analysed ...