Electric Fire
Firefighters from six departments worked to extinguish a burning Tesla on I-65 in Autauga County
Modesto firefighters are placing electric vehicles in a large dumpster for a cool-down period after the fire
Firefighters stayed at the scene for about four hours keeping the vehicle’s batteries cool
Three of the firefighters were hurt by falling concrete when a portion of the garage collapsed
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The firefighter reportedly suffered serious burns after becoming trapped during the fire in September
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The National Fire Protection Association said it has already started to increase training on extinguishing electric vehicle fires
Despite the staggering death toll, plus myriad fire protection and human failures, change was not immediate
Survey reveals one-third of departments don’t train on EV fires, half don’t have SOGs for them
Officials said some of the residents tried to put out the fire themselves before calling for help
The airport crash truck uses Purple K chemical to suppress a raging underground fire that burned for hours
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Two students are facing criminal charges after participating in a viral video challenge that prompted a fire response at their high school
A downed tree that had fallen onto nearby power lines caused the house fire
An Anaheim Fire & Rescue firefighter suffered minor injuries when he was struck by a piece of falling debris while battling an electrical fire in the walls of the gym
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Firefighters had responded to a commercial building fire when one firefighter suffered the non-life-threatening injury and was transported to the hospital
One Easton firefighter was seriously injured breaking the fall of a resident who jumped from a second-story house to escape the flames
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Understand the real risks electricity pose as you will likely encounter downed power lines when responding to structure fires, vehicle accidents or weather events
The ladder truck’s electrical system was severely damaged during a training exercise weeks after it was delivered to the city
The firefighter who was injured was taken to Memorial Hermann with non-traumatic injuries
Firefighters said the car first caught fire after it was taken to get a flat tire fixed, and again hours later at another auto repair shop
South Portland Fire Department firefighters were training with a new ladder truck when they accidentally hit a power line with the aerial
York City Deputy Fire Chief Chad Deardoff said there is a “severe risk of electrical shock” if the panels are not disconnected
Although Cal Fire found that PG&E bore some responsibility for the blazes, the report fell short of assigning primary responsibility to the company
Crews at the station found heavy smoke inside the front bay and were able to start the truck and pull it outside away from the other equipment
Retired Senior Fire Chief Tracy Thomas said the department’s new policy that says firefighters should not stay with downed power lines could prove disastrous
The Umatilla County Fire District #1 reminded its community in a Facebook post to never plug space heaters into power strips
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a heavy blaze and smoke in the middle of a commercial multi-tenant building
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