This new high-tech system puts out fires using sound waves. The revolutionary technology could help protect homes in high ...

Realize Safety partners Tony Robinson, left, and Patrick Golling demonstrate their firefighting technology at a home in Pacific Palisades on July 9, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

Sonic Fire Tech’s infrasound system detects and stops wildfires without water, offering a new defense for California homes.

Sonic Fire Tech, the firetech startup pioneering next-generation wildfire protection, today announced the commercial rollout of its Sonic Home Defense system, the first residential wildfire defense ...

Unlike similar tech, the system doesn’t rely on utility water and power, which are often strained during fires. There are little data on whether the tech is effective, but some experts say it’s needed ...

Patrick Golling yanked the pull cord, and the Honda engine roared to life. Seconds after it began sucking water out of his father’s pool, a powerful stream erupted from an agricultural irrigation ...