The Willoughby Hills Fire Rescue team, alongside Gates Mills Fire Department and Midwest Rescue Products, Inc. of Chardon, recently hosted a testing, training and demonstration of new fire blankets.

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WEST BEND, Wis. - As electric vehicles (EV) grow in popularity, the West Bend Fire Department has found a different way to fight potential EV fires. "A lot of times when these (gas-powered) cars catch ...

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst, as the saying goes. But here’s what people often forget about emergencies: you don’t — and usually can’t — expect them. That’s what makes them so bad. If ...

A fire blanket is almost exactly what it sounds like. It's an incredibly handy safety tool designed with fire-resistant materials (like treated wool, fiberglass or types of woven nylon) and sealed a ...

Sunbeam announced it is recalling thousands of electric blankets, saying that they can overheat and catch fire. The recall involved 43,000 queen-sized blankets that were sold from September 2022 ...

JE said any blankets which failed the test conducted by firefighters and electrical engineers would be thrown away. It added ...

More than 80,000 electric vehicles are registered in North Carolina. They are great for a lot of things, but a big concern is how hard it can be to put out an EV that's on fire. Other WRAL Top Stories ...