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Salt water exposure: A new threat for owners of electric vehicles
Tesla issues safety guidance for owners of vehicles exposed to saltwater
In the wake of Hurricane Idalia, Florida electric vehicle owners are facing an unexpected and potentially dangerous threat: saltwater exposure. The recent incident…
The Role of the Firefighters in Dealing with Climate Emergencies
How Firefighters Combat Record Heat Consequences and Provide Prevention Solutions
With the increase in extreme weather phenomena due to climate change, record heat events are becoming more frequent and intense in many parts of the world.…
Devastating Flames, Smoke and Ecological Crisis - An Analysis of Causes and Consequences
Canada's fires choke America - the reason why
Tragedies can be many things, sometimes even ecological, but sometimes the consequences can be truly dramatic.
In this case, we have to talk about the various fires that raged in Canada, and…
Bad weather Emilia Romagna and Marche (Italy), the commitment of the firefighters continues
Italy / Rescue operations have been going on for forty-eight hours following the wave of bad weather affecting Emilia Romagna and the Marches, the major criticalities remain between the provinces of Forlì Cesena and Ravenna
Russia: 'Through Time' travelling exhibition on vintage fire-fighting equipment in Ufa
A mobile exhibition of fire-fighting equipment 'Through Time' was held in Ufa (Central Russia): residents and guests of the capital of Bashkortostan were able to take a closer look at fire-fighting equipment from different eras
Fires, smoke inhalation and burns: symptoms, signs, rule of nine
Fires are an important cause of injury, death and economic damage. Smoke inhalation-induced damage leads to a dramatic worsening of mortality in burn patients: in these cases, smoke inhalation damage is added to burn damage, with often…
Fires, smoke inhalation and burns: stages, causes, flash over, severity
Fires are a major cause of injury, death and economic damage. Fires inside homes, which are the context in which the largest number of burns in the civilian population occur, are responsible for more than 80% of deaths
"Rome 2023 - European Firefighters Experience": the event will be on 14-25 April 2023
The National Fire Brigade has planned the "Rome 2023 - European Fire Brigades in Rome" event for the month of April, an opportunity for discussion and enhancement of the fire-fighting operational culture between the Italian Fire Brigades…
Rescue across the border: cooperation between the Julian and Istrian fire brigades resumes after the…
Relief on the Slovenian-Italian border: on 21 March, the Regional Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Fire Brigade, Engineer Agatino Carrolo, and the Trieste fire brigade commander, Engineer Girolamo Bentivoglio Fiandra, accepted the…
Firefighters, UK study confirms: contaminants increase the likelihood of getting cancer fourfold
Fire contaminants are linked to significant physical and mental health problems among UK firefighters: UK study confirms, 4-fold increase in chance of cancer