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Once a year -- or more often if you notice it’s taking longer than normal for your clothes to dry -- clean lint out of the ...

Large-scale battery storage isn’t new, but as more projects appear across Massachusetts, residents are asking the right ...

Meritus Gas Partners reports on safe handling of medical gas cylinders in healthcare settings, emphasizing storage, transport ...

The mayor's proposed budget allocates $2 million for fire equipment to replace old rigs; the department requested $30 million ...

Social media users were alarmed by the scary scene in the viral clip, with one recalling: "This is exactly what happened to ...

KiddeFenwal's Jeff De Hart and Mark Mushrow explain how clean agent fire suppression systems preserve increasingly expensive ...

They're in our phones, laptops and smartwatches—but lithium-ion batteries can be dangerous when damaged or overcharged.

The City of Mankato reports cooking mishaps were one of their most common causes of fires in the city. Our Randall Gimm met ...

The Country Club Hills Fire Department is facing dangerous staffing shortages and low wages, putting both firefighters and ...

Milwaukee's firefighter union is "alarmed" with the state of the city's fleet of firefighting equipment and the proposed ...

Lubbock Fire Rescue, in partnership with the American Red Cross Panhandle Plains Chapter, on Tuesday announced the launch of ...