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Landis & Gyr (Trilliant) Smart Meter

Models : FOCUS iSA3 FOCUS ALF FM25

Smart Meter Fire at Quinte West FIRE HALL

October 1st, 2017 by Brock Ormond

Trenton / Quinte, Ontario

The Quinte West Fire department’s response to a late Saturday afternoon fire was very fast – it was at their own station.

Around 5 p.m. yesterday, Fire Captain Chris Wigley and another firefighter were in the office at their headquarters on 165 Front Street in Trenton when they heard a cracking and popping sound that caused the lights in the building to immediately go out.

As the two men were preparing to investigate, smoke started coming out of the fuse panel, causing the smoke detector to go off.

Once outside, they discovered the hydro meter on the building had caught fire.

The blaze was promptly put out. Hydro One was called in, as well as an electrician.

There’s no damage estimate as of yet, according to Quinte West Fire Chief John Whalen.

http://www.quintenews.com/2017/10/fire-quinte-west-fire-hall/158461/

Summary : Hydro One Smart Meter Landis & Gyr Focus Meter

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SENSUS ( Landis + Gyr ) Smart Meter

Model : FLEXNET 530X Type ISA3

“Using ‘Buddy’ mode meters can communicate between themselves to relay information to base stations ensuring no endpoint becomes isolated. With long range radio, where a single FlexNet base station can cover between 75 to 300 sq miles, a universal solution can be deployed cost effectively within an area, be it urban, rural, high or low population density.”

http://old.sensus.com/flexnet/benefits.xml It uses the 400 Mhz frequency which is more efficient at entering homes and the human body.

Saskatchewan Summer/Fall 2014

Collingwood, Ontario June 2015

Summary : Many Sensus Meter fires in Saskatchewan Canada and various US States such as Texas and Florida

In Canada, a large number of Sensus meters ( Generation 3 ) are used in Ontario reference

Sensus

http://sensus.com/web/usca/smart-meters

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GENERAL ELECTRIC Smart Meter

Model : GE I-220

Summary : Fires in California and Illinois

In Canada, GE I-220 are used in Guelph Ontario

References

GE I-220 FIRE – East Palo Alto, California

http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2011/09/04/power-surge-raises-questions-about-smartmeters

GE I-220 FIRE – Illinois

http://www.wired.com/2012/09/self-combusting-smart-meters/

General Electric http://www.gedigitalenergy.com/Meters.htm

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ITRON Smart Meter

Model : CENTRON II ( C2SO, C2SOD, CNSOD )

Detroit Michigan Couple escapes house fire, dogs killed: Itron Smart meter blamed

Itron Fire in the Detroit Michigan

http://takebackyourpower.net/couple-escapes-house-fire-dogs-killed-smart-meter-blamed/

Two ITRON Smart meter fires on the same street in Michigan

By: 24 Hour News 8 Jun 08, 2018

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — Fire crews are asking people living in Battle Creek’s Washington Heights neighborhood to be vigilant as authorities try to determine what caused a pair of electric meter fires. The fires happened within a half hour of each other in the 100 block of Oaklawn Avenue.

www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-and-battle-creek/electric-meter-fires-spark-warning-from-battle-creek-crews/1226527081

Summary : Itron Smart Meter Fires are mostly occurring in British Columbia Canada

References : BC News Coverage