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• Lithium-Ion Battery Fire In Sydney Highlights Risks

  27-06-2025 15:34 via thebigredguide.com
  A lithium-ion battery from an e-bike has caused a fire in a unit at Lethbridge Park in Sydney's west earlier today.Crews were called to the second-floor unit in Hawaii Avenue just before 3.00 am after reports of a blaze in the three-storey complex.Upon arrival, 16 firefighters quickly got to work to contain the fire, which is believed to have started in the kitchen area of the premises where the lithium-ion battery was located.Initial reportsIt took crews approximately 20 minutes to extinguish t
  
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• FRNSW Urges Home Fire Safety In Macquarie Fields

  27-06-2025 15:34 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have door-knocked more than 60 homes at Macquarie Fields, in Sydney’s south-west, in the wake of a devastating house fire in the neighbourhood.On 28 May, 10 people made a narrow and very lucky escape when their two-storey house in Groundsel Avenue went up in flames.FRNSW had installed working smoke alarms in the home just a few days earlier, allowing the mother and her nine children to safely evacuate upon hearing the alert.Alarm testing and provisionT
  
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• FRNSW Urges Snowfield Safety On Icy Roads

  27-06-2025 15:32 via thebigredguide.com
  Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding travellers heading to and from the snowfields this winter to exercise patience and safety on the icy roads.The FRNSW crews of permanent firefighters, seconded to the Perisher Valley Fire Station for the next few months, along with local On-call firefighters, are undergoing additional alpine training this winter, familiarising themselves with the Hagglund tracked fire appliance, skidoos and six-wheel All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), used by the fire service in
  
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• Oshkosh Delivers Striker ARFF Vehicles To MWAA

  27-06-2025 15:21 via thebigredguide.com
  Oshkosh Airport Products, an Oshkosh Corporation business, is proud to announce the delivery of three advanced Striker Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicles to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), serving both Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).These new vehicles will enhance the Authority’s emergency preparedness and firefighting capabilities across its network of high-traffic airfields.The de
  
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• Johnson Controls' Metasys 14.1 Enhances BAS

  27-06-2025 14:36 via thebigredguide.com
  An upgrade to the Johnson Controls flagship building automation system (BAS), Metasys 14.1 offers a suite of new and enhanced features that answers the need for more comprehensive energy management.The BAS, which combines HVAC, fire, security and lighting systems into one, seamless platform, allows facility managers, IT teams and decision makers to optimize operations, fortify cybersecurity, advance energy and emissions goals, boost productivity and strategically modernize facilities.Building au
  
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