MONROE, Wash. — As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads continues to rise, so do the challenges for local fire ...

Study finds all-electric reconstruction of California’s fire-ravaged towns, compared with “dual-fuel” rebuilding with electricity and natural gas, is cheaper, faster, healthier and safer.

Claudine Buzzo has never responded to an EV fire, but she knows the health risks involved in firefighting. "I think a lot of people don't realize what we see on a daily basis," Buzzo said.

The battery technology uses heat-resistant materials and includes a fire suppression device integrated with the battery case.

would underground new distribution equipment over 153 circuit miles. The undergrounding includes nearly all distribution power lines in high fire risk areas within the burn scars of affected ...