Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says
A Ventura County lawmaker is proposing new wildfire resilience standards that would require water providers to ensure full ...
No one injured in separate fires caused by portable heaters, GRFD says
The fire began in the unfinished attic, where the homeowner had been using a space heater. This caused a roll of insulation ...
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Portable heaters blamed for ‘ball of fire,’ in garage, billowing smoke in unrelated attic fire
Portable heaters caused separate fires on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the city, Grand Rapids Fire Department said. The first fire was ...
Bucket-like portable device uses ‘electrically assisted wind’ to fight fire
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a novel portable tool for safer and more efficient fire suppression.