RAVENNA, Ohio (WOIO) - A small device costing less than $10 could save lives and protect homes from devastating fires, according to Ohio fire officials. Thermal fuses are being promoted by the state ...

Jun. 3—Following an incident in which local firefighters responded to an accidental fire caused by a person smoking while using supplemental oxygen, the Newton Fire Department issued a safety ...

IN APRIL, A DEADLY FIRE TORE THROUGH THE NEVADA TOWNHOME BEHIND ME, CAUSED BY A MIX OF OXYGEN USE AND CIGARETS, A DEADLY FIRE THAT LED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S CHARGE TO ADD AN EXTRA STEP TO SAVE LIVES.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - You may not have a thermal fuse device at home or even know what it is, but firefighters say if there is an oxygen therapy system inside your house – then you should know ...

An Iowa fire chief believes a cheap fuse could have saved a person on oxygen from dying in a recent fire. Nevada Fire Chief Ray Reynolds is now part of a nationwide group trying the get thermal fuses ...

The Nevada Fire Department is hopeful that enhanced safety regulations for private oxygen use can save lives. A fatal house fire caused by an oxygen tank and cigarettes inspired the Nevada Public ...

This component is a one-shot thermal fuse. When the body rises above the specified temperature the two leads stop conducting. They’re useful in applications like motors, where you want to make sure ...

It seems obvious that smoking while on oxygen can result in grave injury or death. Hearing about such a horrific case, many people reflexively default to victim blaming: It's sad, but they should have ...

Addressing the growing amount of applications that require thermal cut-outs with high-current capabilities, Selco Products unveiled its SWTC3 Thermal Fuse series Addressing the growing amount of ...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduced the industry's first thermal fuses to offer high current capabilities up to 55 A and operation at temperatures up to + 160 °C for 1,000 hours without unexpected ...