VIDEO/PHOTO: Electric vehicles (EV) can be a major risk if they catch on fire. The blaze can last 24 hours if firefighters can't get to the battery. A retired Everett fire captain has a new invention to battle the flames. He calls it the Gerry Pipe. "We got to cool down the battery underneath," said inventor and former Everett Fire Captain Gerry O'Hearn, "The key is no one gets hurt.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: The Los Angeles Fire Department will mark the 30th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake Wednesday by urging residents to prepare for future temblors and other natural disasters, reminding them of the devastation that resulted from the historic shaker. The magnitude-6.7 Northridge Earthquake struck in the early morning hours of Jan.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles

VIDEO: A new, all-terrain vehicle could help save countless lives during ice and water rescues in our area. The Boom Bay Volunteer Fire Department gave our Action 2 News team a first look. The vehicle is called a ‘Sherp,’ and it can travel through almost anything to rescue people. Boom Bay Fire Chief Dave Platta said it can tackle nearly everything from lakes to ice to swampy marshes.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Last year, a study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) showed that the textiles used in protective clothing worn by firefighters often contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, a class of chemicals that has been linked to an increased risk of cancer and other health effects.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Phys.org

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters who serve the Pierce County communities of Browns Point and Dash Point are without several of their life-saving tools after thieves picked through a fire engine while it was parked at a grocery store on Monday. Citizens ran into the QFC store on 49th Ave NE to tell the firefighters someone was rummaging through their engine while they were inside.
- PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle