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.
I switched from cigarettes to vaping in 2016 – after trying and failing multiple times through an eGo stage – once box mods had evolved to the point of being reliable and delivering a satisfying hit. That mod worked until 2023.
I’ve since had three fail, and you don’t want to spend $100 (when it’s not Black Friday and your mod dies, that’s the going rate at local vape shops, since I guess the margin on a single-18650 mod isn’t good enough) to be able to use your remaining $12 of juice when a disposable that lasts for a few weeks runs $20.
As such, I’ve been using disposables for several months now. I don’t like this transition given the waste and danger involved, but nicotine addiction is a bitch.
I’ve been vaping since around 2012 and ran through a ton of disappointing eGo clones and mods and got a GeekVape Zeus about a year or two ago and it’s been rock solid. It is a dual battery but that just means it lasts a day or more depending on how often you’re using it.