Sentences with phrase «of vehicle fire»

In addition, the fact that the two front doors are inaccessible by the passengers can create a serious hazard in the case of a vehicle fire.

Conequence: If the displaced engine cover contacts the exhaust manifold, there would be an increased risk of a vehicle fire.

The Jeep Cherokee is now under investigation by the NHTSA after reports of a vehicle fire just 36 hours after the owner drove it home from the dealership.

Concern: If the blower motor connector module overheats, it can increase the risk of a vehicle fire.

Concern: If the fusible link melts (as it is designed to) it may come into contact with nearby components in the vehicle electrical center and increase the risk of a vehicle fire.

Consequence: If the fuel tank is overfilled and fuel is allowed to enter the fuel tank vent system, various evaporative emission control components and / or sensors could be damaged, resulting in poor fuel economy, increased engine exhaust emissions levels, increased risk of vehicle fire, and the illumination of a service engine soon light.

Conequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components increases the risk of a vehicle fire.

According to these stats I got from the NFPA website, only 3 % of vehicle fires were the result of a collision or rollover.

«Poor maintenance, improper vehicle use, or installation of after - market equipment often are causes of vehicle fires.»

Not exact matches

Across the street, the remains of an SUV lay twisted up in what used to be someone's driveway, similarly untouched by fire, but apparently run over by a much larger vehicle.

During the clashes that followed, protesters threw bottles, paint bombs, and rocks at the police, while authorities fired tear gas and eventually drove a police vehicle toward the mass of people, according to Rappler.

For some perspective, here's a chart comparing the number of people in the US who died from SCA in 2012 to the number who died from Alzheimer's disease, assault with firearms, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes, HIV, house fires, motor vehicle accidents, prostate cancer, and suicides:

Fox 5 News reported that a group of students from Northwestern High School in Prince George County, Maryland, were traveling along the New Jersey Turnpike when the wheel of their bus caught fire, setting the whole vehicle ablaze.

Abrams tanks can also carry reactive armor, material used to explode incoming enemy fire in a matter that protects the chassis and crew of the vehicle itself.

Being engineered as among the most survivable and heavily armored vehicles in existence, the Abrams tank is built to withstand a high degree of enemy fire, such some enemy tank rounds, RPGs, rockets and missiles.

The idea is to arm armored combat vehicles and tactical wheeled vehicles with additional protective technology to secure platforms and soldiers from enemy fire; vehicles slated for use of APS systems are infantry fighting vehicles such as Bradleys along with Stykers, Abrams tanks and even tactical vehicles such as transport trucks and the emerging Humvee replacement, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

The police fired on the men as they got out of the vehicle, La Vanguardia reported.

Their vehicle was hit by the first of five Kornet guided anti-tank missiles fired at an IDF convoy near Ghajar, on a civilian road near the border.

Among the people who've left or announced departures, either under pressure or for other reasons, are seven executives who had reported to Mr. Kalanick: SVP of Business Emil Michael, who is one of Mr. Kalanick's best friends and was the second-most powerful person at the company; ridesharing president Jeff Jones (ostensibly the No. 2 executive for Uber's core business); head of growth Ed Baker; engineering vice president Amit Singhal; communications and public policy chief Rachel Whetstone; head of finance Gautam Gupta; and Anthony Levandowski, head of Uber's autonomous vehicles program, who was fired amid theft allegations made against him by his former employer.

However, the car manufacturer has been under fire in the past several weeks, as Tesla's Autopilot feature was investigated by the NHTSA in the wake of a number of accidents involving the Model S and Model X vehicles.

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Fire Department's 80 - person team of highly skilled rescuers crisscrossed the country last summer in a fleet of vehicles with an arsenal of tools, geared up to deal with anything hurricanes...

Finally, I think with Tesla firing up its Nevada - based Gigafactory, investors would be prudent to keep their eyes on aluminum, cobalt, nickel and especially copper, as electric vehicles use around three times as much of the red metal as conventional vehicles.

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has fired the engineer accused of stealing self - driving car trade secrets from its competitor Waymo, bowing to pressure from a federal judge to cut ties with the former star of the ride - hailing company's autonomous vehicle program.

Twenty Uber employees were recently fired after the harassment investigation, and the head of its autonomous vehicle program was fired for refusing to cooperate in the lawsuit.

Police said that witnesses saw a group of men pull up in a vehicle and begin firing at a crowd of people.

Video analysis of the latest test led some analysts to conclude that the missile caught fire and disintegrated as it plunged back toward Earth's surface, suggesting that North Korea's engineers might not be capable yet of building a reentry vehicle that can carry the warhead safely through the upper atmosphere.

Using this connection, the criminals could cause the pump to register incorrect levels, creating either a false gas shortage or allowing a refueling vehicle to dangerously overfill the tanks, creating a fire hazard, or interrupt the connection to the point of sale system allowing fuel to be dispensed without registering a monetary transaction.

The Company's transmissions are used in a range of applications, including on - highway trucks (distribution, refuse, construction, fire and emergency), buses (primarily school, transit and hybrid - transit), motorhomes, off - highway vehicles and equipment (energy, mining and construction) and defense vehicles (wheeled and tracked).

In March, the occupant of a top - of - the - line Tesla Model X with the system engaged died after the vehicle hit a highway barrier in Northern California, was hit by two other cars and caught fire.

He pointed out that out of the approximate 200,000 cars that catch on fire annually in the US, three of those were Tesla vehicles.

In cases where a regulatory proposal deals with carbon emissions (e.g. regulation of emissions from vehicles or coal - fired power plants), SCC is used to express the monetary value of changes in emission amounts.

But thousands of hardline Muslims marched in protest anyway, eventually clashing with police and lighting vehicles on fire.

The group was travelling from Beni Suef province to the remote monastery of St Samuel the Confessor in Maghagha when gunman opened fire on their vehicle approximately 140 miles south of Cairo.

Hours earlier, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, four construction vehicles used for the groundbreaking of an Islamic mosque were vandalized and damaged in a fire suspected to be arson.

Lab reports indicate that accelerants were used to start and spread the fire, which destroyed an earth mover and damaged three other vehicles at the future site of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, ATF spokesman Eric Kehn said.

The community is invited to tour the headquarters of both the fire and police departments, view equipment demonstrations and sit in public safety vehicles.

Talk about the use of colours in society - red fire trucks, warning signs and danger signs, colours of police vehicles, ambulances, traffic lights etc..

Preliminary reports said a police vehicle was responding to a call in the area of Morse Avenue and Sheridan Road when the crash occurred, according to Fire Media information.

Examples of other policies to be considered include Workers» Compensation if required by state law; Property insurance to cover buildings and contents against loss due to fire, wind, theft, vandalism, etc.; Equipment insurance to cover equipment that may move from location to location; and Auto insurance if vehicles are owned.

This is just a typical day in the life of the Green Toys ™ Fire Truck, the world's greenest emergency vehicle.

The cause of the explosion is immediately not known but several tanker vehicles have been burnt while efforts by a combined team of military and personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service with support of the National Ambulance to save lives.

Six people on the train and the female driver of the SUV died in the crash when the vehicle caught fire, resulting in the first car of the train also burning up.

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«In the second phase of the project, we will be deploying 10,000 HD cameras, world class e-Government solution and data centre solution, one key alarm, metro fibre network to serve as backbone for communication and unified communications with smart phones for first respondent agencies such as police, fire service, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), among others.»

Also: Fire may be opened to forcefully stop any vehicle that fails to stop at a checkpoint or road block when ordered to stop for search; automatic fire will only be opened as a last resort; avoid collateral damage; after fire has ceased, render medical assistance and record details of incident both in writing and using audio / visual equipment whether or not casualty has been recorded; and whenever in doubt, seek clarification from higher headquartFire may be opened to forcefully stop any vehicle that fails to stop at a checkpoint or road block when ordered to stop for search; automatic fire will only be opened as a last resort; avoid collateral damage; after fire has ceased, render medical assistance and record details of incident both in writing and using audio / visual equipment whether or not casualty has been recorded; and whenever in doubt, seek clarification from higher headquartfire will only be opened as a last resort; avoid collateral damage; after fire has ceased, render medical assistance and record details of incident both in writing and using audio / visual equipment whether or not casualty has been recorded; and whenever in doubt, seek clarification from higher headquartfire has ceased, render medical assistance and record details of incident both in writing and using audio / visual equipment whether or not casualty has been recorded; and whenever in doubt, seek clarification from higher headquarters.

Police and fire rescue vehicles converge on Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland after reports of an active shooter on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018.

Jackson, the longtime White House physician who was nominated to replace fired VA Secretary David Shulkin, faces a two - page list of accusations, including claims that he «wrecked» a government vehicle after getting drunk at a going - away party, wrote himself Percocet prescriptions and provided a White House military staffer with a «large supply» of the opioid.

Security forces were at the scene with armoured vehicles, as reports of shots fired near an upscale restaurant in Ouagadougou.

The report shows the original proposal to enhance fire and rescue services had a completion date for early 2003, but most of the new equipment and vehicles were not in until 2005 and after.

Also at noon, Sen. Tim Kennedy and Assembly members Sean Ryan and Monica Wallace will announce the implementation of a new law which expands New York's «Move Over» Law to cover volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers whose vehicles have flashing blue or green lights, Doyle Fire Company # 2, 100 Willowlawn Pkwy., Cheektowaga.