Flammable insulating fluids and electrical faults pose significant fire and explosion risks to transformers. These hazards can result in catastrophic damage, disrupt business continuity, and cause ...
Nov. 7—The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that electrical fires and electrical failure fires cause a combination of 870 deaths and 2,700 injuries on average each year in the U.S., ...
Arlington, Va. – Each year, the U.S experiences on average 46,000 residential electrical fires that can be attributed to electrical failure and malfunction, according to the National Fire Protection ...
Final thoughts As we recognize National Fire Safety Month, commit to reinforcing fire prevention and risk-reduction techniques across every project and facility. By combining compliance, training, and ...
The 260-page decision and order by the PUC concludes that the Hawaiian Electric plan “reasonably can be expected to reduce ...
You probably don't think much about that metal box in your basement or garage. Most homeowners hardly give it a second glance. Yet that unassuming electrical panel is the nerve center of your entire ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In what may be just a matter of months, Boulder will become the first city in the nation to have two operating electric fire engines, according to the city’s ...
Public officials are renewing their annual calls for holiday electrical and fire safety as a Southern California family mourns a 24-year-old man who was electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights at ...
A Jan. 18 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims firefighters in Los Angeles rely on electric fire trucks that take hours to recharge. “(Forty-five) of Los Angeles fire trucks have to go ...
There’s nothing quite like the warmth of a roaring fire to cozy up your living room—both literally and figuratively. But not everyone is lucky enough to have a working fireplace. And if yours happens ...