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Generator Fires Happen When Nobody Is Watching. Here Is What to Do About It.
Generator Fires Happen When Nobody Is Watching. Here Is What to Do About It.
A generator runs hardest when everything else has failed. During a storm, during a power outage, in the middle of the night, your generator is out in the elements keeping... Read more...
What Is BlazeCut and Is It Right for Your Application?
What Is BlazeCut and Is It Right for Your Application?
In March 2024, a competitor at South Georgia Motorsports Park was running with the Premiere Mega Truck Series when a transmission line blew off and the truck went up in... Read more...
Your Server Rack Is Running 24 Hours a Day. What Happens If It Catches Fire at 3am?
Your Server Rack Is Running 24 Hours a Day. What Happens If It Catches Fire at 3am?
Most small business server rooms and home network closets are not monitored around the clock. The rack runs continuously, the UPS keeps everything online through a power blip, and nobody... Read more...
The Fire Protection Add-On Most Panel Builders Are Not Specifying Yet
The Fire Protection Add-On Most Panel Builders Are Not Specifying Yet
Most electrical panels sit in rooms that nobody visits very often. A utility room, a mechanical space, a server closet, a corner of the factory floor behind a locked door.... Read more...
Inboard Boats and Lithium Battery Banks: The Fire Risk That Is Sinking More Vessels Than It Should
Inboard Boats and Lithium Battery Banks: The Fire Risk That Is Sinking More Vessels Than It Should
On April 28, 2024, the yacht Flagship caught fire at a shipyard on the Miami River. The boat was uncrewed and docked. Security camera footage showed an explosion originating from... Read more...
The Overlanding Build You Spent Years On Deserves Better Fire Protection Than a Cab Extinguisher
The Overlanding Build You Spent Years On Deserves Better Fire Protection Than a Cab Extinguisher
The overlanding community invests serious time and money into building rigs that can handle whatever the trail throws at them. Long-travel suspension, dual battery systems, underbody skid plates, roof tents,... Read more...
Fire Suppression for Your Bambu Lab Printer: What the X1C and P1S Community Needs to Know
Fire Suppression for Your Bambu Lab Printer: What the X1C and P1S Community Needs to Know
Bambu Lab makes some of the fastest and most capable consumer 3D printers on the market. The X1C, P1S, and P1P have built a massive following because they print fast,... Read more...
BlazeCut for the Original Prusa Enclosure: What You Need to Know
BlazeCut for the Original Prusa Enclosure: What You Need to Know
If you have a Prusa printer in an enclosure and you have been thinking about fire safety for unattended prints, you have probably already landed on the same conclusion that... Read more...
Bus Fires Happen Fast. Here's What You Can Do Before One Does.
Bus Fires Happen Fast. Here's What You Can Do Before One Does.
In February 2025, a charter bus carrying the IU Indianapolis men's basketball team caught fire on Interstate 275. Everyone got out safely. The photos from the scene told a different... Read more...
Your Track Car Needs Fire Suppression. Here Is What to Know Before You Buy
Your Track Car Needs Fire Suppression. Here Is What to Know Before You Buy
Anyone who has spent time at a track event has either seen a car fire or heard about one from someone who was there. A track car can catch fire... Read more...
Classic Car Engine Fires: Why They Happen and What You Can Actually Do About It
Classic Car Engine Fires: Why They Happen and What You Can Actually Do About It
In January 2025, wildfires tore through parts of Southern California and destroyed several private classic car collections that had taken owners decades to build. Some of those cars were irreplaceable.... Read more...
BlazeCut TR300FK-S: What the "S" Means and Whether You Need It
BlazeCut TR300FK-S: What the "S" Means and Whether You Need It
If you are looking at the TR300FK-S and wondering how it differs from the standard TR300FK, the answer is one component: the integrated pressure switch built into the end fitting... Read more...