Mobile hotspots should connect people to the internet — not the local fire department. That’s why Verizon recalled 2.5 million Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots. The exact problem, as stated in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall alert: “The lithium ion battery in the hotspots can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Government Technology

Henrico Firefighters are giving back to kids in the Highland Springs community with baseball. They hosted a clinic over the weekend as part of a new partnership to support the community they live in. The firefighters stepped up to bat to teach new techniques to kids in the Highland Springs Little League.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRIC-TV ABC 8 Richmond

In 2018 there were about 181,500 highway vehicle fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association. The vast majority of those were gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles. For whatever reason, we expect and accept that. But with EV fires it's different. The National Traffic Safety Board addressed these EV fires in January with a report noting that there are two main safety issues.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Car Buzz

PHOTOS: Firefighters from several South Sound agencies worked to battle a 2-alarm fire at a White Center tavern Wednesday morning. The fire broke out around 5 a.m. at the Locker Room Tavern in the 9600 block of 16th Ave. SW, according to Puget Sound Fire. Firefighters from Tukwila, Seattle and King County Fire Dist.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Former Ocean Shores Fire Chief David Bathke, fired in March 2019, has been awarded more than $730,000 in damages by a Federal District Court judge. “The city breached its agreement” with Bathke, concluded U.S. Western District Court Judge Benjamin H. Settle in his decision, filed Thursday. “As a result of the breach, Bathke suffered damages in the amount of $734,376.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily World