Lithium-ion battery safety standard bill stalled Since 2019, there have been900 lithium-ion battery firesand33 deaths, and members of the FDNYhave taken five trips to Washingtonto push for change. "The missing piece was the federal component," FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. ...
According to the FDNY, in 2023, lithium-ion batteries caused 267 fires, 150 injuries and 18 deaths in the city. They say as of Monday, there have been 24 lithium-ion battery fire investigations and eight injuries across the five boroughs so far this year....
The FDNY, which has had to cope with an increase in fast-moving lithium-ion battery fires, said restoring the fifth man to trucks is a key public safety move "The fifth firefighter, in its most simple terms, gets water on a fire faster. That's particular...
"The three children were inside. It was pretty heavy fire condition inside, so our members had to force the door open, crawl in. They found two of the children in the living room and one they found right behind the door," the FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said. R...