Fire

​Three years ago we heard about the SkySaver, a rescue backpack that lets you descend from a burning high-rise via an integrated reel of steel cable. Well, now it's in for some competition from the SkySpider, which offers at least one unique feature.

​Rosenbauer, Linz AG and Kreisel Electric have revealed the first fully-equipped electric fire truck in Europe. Based on a Mercedes Sprinter, the electric drive tactical vehicle will join the fleet of a fire brigade stationed in the Austrian city of Linz.​

Various multi-tools out there have fire-starting capabilities, but not the classic Swiss Army knife. The new Firefly from Tortoise Gear swaps in for the Swiss Army toothpick and works with various traditional implements to spark a fire.

BioLite has previously given campers nifty new ways to keep their gadget charged up, their fingers warm and the smoke out of their eyes. Now it is taking aim at the backyard fire pit, with a wood-burning device that uses an intricate air injection system to keep smoke to a minimum.​

​​Perhaps one of the biggest things that people obsess over after leaving their house is, "Did I leave the oven burner on?". Well, if they had the Inirv React system in their kitchen, they could check on their smartphone. If it turned out that a burner was on, they could then remotely turn it off.

Stanford scientists have found that by building a flame retardant into a battery that releases itself when things start to heat up, they can avert the dangers of flammable lithium-ion batteries in the laboratory.

Although the selection for color-adjustable LED lighting is plentiful, even the best technology can't quite hold a candle to the majesty of a live, contained fire. Flameflex is designed to safely augment interior ambiance by conjuring up a one-foot pillar of twisting flame.

In the developing world, many cell phone users have to walk long distances in order to use paid charging stations. JikoPower, however, aims to bring the power to the people's cooking fires, with its Spark thermoelectric generator.

Most Bluetooth speakers aren't meant to be showy in themselves, but the Fireside Audiobox is designed to be the centerpiece of a room or a party. This Bluetooth speaker pulses fire to the rhythm of your music.

A team at the University of Maryland has discovered “blue whirls”, a type of fire tornado which could be harnessed as a clean energy source and even for cleaning up oil spills on the surface of water, by burning it away with reduced airborne emissions.

Early in April, Brit backyard tinkerer Colin Furze asked viewers of his YouTube channel for ideas on how he could modify a rather nice-looking Epiphone Les Paul guitar. Clearly Mad Max fans were watching as most voted for a flamethrower.

Homescreen Media of Australia has introduced a fire-resistant bag called the Hovervault, to help prevent property damage from battery fires that might occur during the charging, transporting and storing of hoverboards.