2024 was “a year of growth,” according to fire-suppression company Fire Rover, but that’s not an entirely good thing.

The company, which offers fire detection and suppression systems based on thermal and optical imaging, smoke analytics, and human verification, releases annual reports on waste and recycling facility fires in the US and Canada to select industry and media. In 2024, Fire Rover, based on its fire identifications, saw 2,910 incidents, a 60 percent increase from the 1,809 in 2023, and more than double the 1,409 fires confirmed in 2022.

Publicly reported fire incidents at waste and recycling facilities also hit 398, a new high since Fire Rover began compiling its report eight years ago, when that number was closer to 275.

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    2 days ago

    Kind of. Personally, I started using them precisely because I can be reasonably sure that I’d get some without nicotine. My favorite active compound is menthol and “cool effect”, with other flavors from time to time.

    Used to be an “After Eight” chocolate fan, but a vape juice bottle plus any random chocolate, is way cheaper.