MADISON (WKOW) — The Madison Fire Department has introduced another electric vehicle into its fleet. The first Pierce Volterra electric pumper is being added to the department, according to a press ...

An investigation into electric heavy goods vehicle (HGV) battery fires risks has identified measures that will lead to safer charging infrastructure site design and operation. Commissioned by ...

She added that lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles present an increased risk of fires after a crash, giving first responders limited time to help people who may be trapped in a car.

Victoria Porter spent two days last year fighting a small forest fire that sprang up from a hunter’s campsite in the Montana wilderness. Porter, 28, helped dig a fire break to prevent the blaze ...

Walmart has recalled 17,970 electric scooters and is offering a full refund due to a battery issue that can cause the scooters to overheat and catch fire. The recall involves several models of the ...

Mr. Hassett said that the I.R.S. was just a “small part” of the Trump administration’s plan to fire workers who were viewed as poor performers. “I live in D.C.,” Mr. Hassett said.

Two fires were reported within 15 minutes and a block of each other in Los Angeles’s Chinatown neighborhood Wednesday morning where authorities said they were investigating reports of a person ...

The firings came after the Office of Personnel Management directed agencies to fire probationary employees, typically those who have been on the job for up to one year. “Under President Trump ...

The White House has not said how many of the nation's 2.3 million civil-service workers it wants to fire and has given no numbers on the mass layoffs. Roughly 75,000 took a buyout offer last week.

Real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion, and government agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are ...

Learn more› By Liam McCabe Bedding and furniture are rarely the first items to ignite in a house fire. But once they’ve been lit, the synthetic materials in modern furnishings burn faster and ...

Insurance claims following fires caused by air fryers are running into tens of thousands of pounds, an insurer has warned. The typical claim for 2024 was £29,555, according to Aviva, but in one ...