Vehicle Fire
Boulder firefighters found the electric vehicle smoking and filled the box when it exploded
Marlboro firefighters called for additional firefighters and a tanker after finding over 30 vehicles burning
San Diego firefighters said it took an “extended time” to extinguish the fire
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing
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The firefighters escaped the blaze, and the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is raising money to replace the apparatus
Justin Morrow, who was one day from returning to work full-time following an injury, rushed to help a man and two children after a rollover crash
Owners of more than 39,000 2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators built between Dec. 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, are urged to park outdoors
Orondo firefighters arrived to find the helicopter had flown into high-voltage power lines before hitting the tractor and catching fire
Alexio Lattero, a junior firefighter, has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in the death of Greensboro Firefighter Richard Norman Murrell
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
Firefighters put out the flames and rescued the trapped and injured people; the five survivors were transported to hospitals
The resources, part of the group’s National Electric Safety Month campaign, detail the impact of photovoltaics, electric vehicles and energy storage systems
As the automotive industry revs its engines for EVs, questions remain for some fire service leaders
Police say that 24 people were injured in the fiery chain of crashes
Emergency personnel from four counties responded and transported approximately 20 patients to area hospitals
The Felicity Ace was carrying approximately 4,000 vehicles, with electric vehicles hampering extinguishment efforts
Some 485,000 vehicles are included in the recall, and 11 fires have been reported in the U.S. so far
Lawyers for former Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs III, who was allegedly driving drunk at “racetrack speeds,” suggested a slow fire response contributed to the fatality
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A twin-engine Cessna crashed in the San Diego suburb of Santee, killing the pilot and a UPS driver on the ground
The captain rescued the woman from her burning car which was near debris burning in the parking lot
Explosion
Two Riverside County fire engines were also damaged in the blast
The announcement comes after two of the electric cars caught fire following recall repairs
Two firefighters from Stevens County Fire District 1 were injured in the collision near Loon Lake
The Austin Fire Department is planning future training on electric car fires after the high-profile crash in their state
Firefighters stayed at the scene for about four hours keeping the vehicle’s batteries cool
The car rolled about 200 feet just as firefighters were arriving
Firefighters found the passenger’s body after the driver reportedly told bystanders who helped her that no one else was in the car
Police, firefighters and bystanders all attempted to save the driver and extinguish the flames
Floyd Medical Center EMT Desiree Hartmann was speaking with dispatchers while following a wrong-way driver when she witnessed the head-on collision
Police say the man tried to pull the hose away from the firefighters
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