Fires are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that fire departments across the country are struggling to retain and recruit firefighters.
killed 29 people. They're also recommending a number of ways to deal with the problem.
Decades ago it would likely take half an hour for a room to be completely consumed with fire, he said. But now, with materials widely used in homes, that can happen in as little as three minutes. At the same time, Americans are increasingly bringing into their homes things like scooters or electric bikes that use lithium ion batteries. If one of those is damaged and starts to burn it can become an explosive fire in seconds, he said.
At the same time, volunteer and paid fire departments around the country are struggling to retain or recruit firefighters. “That fatigue and that exhaustion physically, mentally, has caused many of the career people to retire, retire early,” Bernard said, adding, “We have health issues, mental health, post-traumatic stress and members that catch COVID.”
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