Electric vehicle (EV) fires are notoriously more complex than traditional internal combustion engine fires. The high heat, sealed battery structures, and the unique properties of lithium-ion batteries ...

THAT’S ALL. AS MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLES HIT THE ROAD, FIREFIGHTERS ARE PREPARING FOR FIRES THAT BURN LONGER AND HOTTER WHILE FIRES ARE RARE, THE BATTERIES INSIDE MEAN A TOUGHER FIRE FIGHT. A NEW TOOL ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If a fire were to start in your home, would you know what to do? Last year, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to 598 apartment and home fires. Of those, 209 ...

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CARMEL, Ind. — With another month of winter on the horizon, Hoosiers are not out of the woods when it comes to cold temperatures in Indiana. So far this year, Indianapolis has seen several residential ...

SHERIDAN, Wyo., April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fire is a formidable force instantaneous, ruthless, and underrated. A small spark, if unquenched, can turn into a raging inferno in split seconds, ...

This is the blanket that changes everyone's perspective on EV fires. A fire department in Colorado is already using it. The firefighters managed to extinguish an electric Jaguar that had caught fire ...

Sunbeam announced it is recalling thousands of electric blankets, saying that they can overheat and catch fire. The recall involved 43,000 queen-sized blankets that were sold from September 2022 ...

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst, as the saying goes. But here’s what people often forget about emergencies: you don’t — and usually can’t — expect them. That’s what makes them so bad. If ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When firefighters enter a burning building, they wear clothing designed to resist the flames. So why shouldn't homes get protective gear to fend ...

SYRACUSE, Utah (KSTU) — After a cooking fire that could have ended up much worse, a Davis County family wants to remind others to be prepared with a tool that helped save the day. On Friday, Ashley ...