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By Adrianna Lawrence

As sales of electric vehicles (EVs) increase, there is a growing concern over EV fires. The Virginia Assembly just passed a bill that mandates that all firefighters be explicitly trained on how to put out EV battery fires.

Del. Israel O’Quinn, R-Washington, proposed House Bill 2451 to require the executive director of the Virginia Department of Fire Programs to develop a training program for electric vehicle fires. The program must be developed and available by July, 1 2024, according to the bill.

Del. Israel O’Quinn, R-Washington, proposed House Bill 2451 to require the executive director of the Virginia Department of Fire Programs to develop a training program for electric vehicle fires. The bill unanimously passed committees and both chambers.

Lifelong West Point resident Scott Cheatham is now the first full-time chief of the West Point Volunteer Fire Department.

The number of women in trades is increasing in the United States. Women joining carpentry alone increased by 33.6 percent from 2016-21, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation recently approved grants totaling $855,000 for phase two of its three-year, $30 million Forest Futures Campaign, bringing the total grants deployed this year to about $2 million.  Forest...

While still underrepresented, women are joining trades than ever with increasing opportunities

Virginia Fire & EMS Memorial Service June 4