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Electric Vehicle Fires

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Although electric vehicles have a lower risk of catching fire than internal combustion vehicles, they still pose unique challenges and potential hazards for emergency responders, secondary responders, EV drivers, and the general public.

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10x

Amount of water required to extinguish an Electric Vehicle fire vs. petrol vehicle

33%

Percentage of electric vehicle fires are during charging.

10%

Likelihood for Electric Vehicle fire reignition

EV Fires Pose Great Risk in the Following Locations

Charging Sites

EV fires during charging are not caused by charging itself. EVs spend much time plugged in, so fires can occur during that time.

Vehicle Parking Sites

Vehicles parked nearby can be protected with the proper protocols, preventing further propagation and buying time for first responders.

Repair Shops

Repair shops servicing EVs should have fire isolation protocols to contain incidents before first responders arrive. Damaged vehicles or batteries have a greater chance of ignition.

Mobile EV Chargers

Assisting drivers in accessing mobile charging options is an effective solution for alleviating range anxiety. Being equipped for emergencies while transporting large battery packs is imperative.

Some Best Practices for Electric Vehicle Fire Suppression

Burn Out

Letting the battery burn out safely may be possible, but this could take weeks.

Water Spray

Water cooling can slow and stop battery overheating, but it may take a few hours.

Water Submersion

Submerge the entire vehicle in water. Could cause re-ignition.

Fire Extinguisher & Aerosol

Special lithium extinguishers can be used to suppress the fire. Risk of re-ignition remains.

Buying Time & Minimizing Collateral Damage

FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR is a concept for isolating and fighting EV car fires based on best practices and live testing.

The Fire Isolator is a tested approach to dealing with EV fires that helps minimize damage and reduce chaos. It's not a one-size-fits-all solution but offers control and oversight in managing such incidents.

Make Fire Isolator part of your Electric Vehicle Fire Strategy.

The Fire Isolator concept comprises three main components that deliver the best results to help control EV fires.

Fire Blanket

The Fire Isolator Blanket is the best way to control and isolate car fires for petrol and Electric Vehicles. The Car Fire Blanket will directly assist in containing the flames, smoke and toxic fumes. The blanket is temperature resistant up to 1600 °C.

Aerosol Units

Aerosol units provide a tested and proven way to interrupt the chemical chain reactions occurring in the lithium-ion battery fire and suppress the fire resulting in further temperature reduction.

Water Mist Lace

The Water Mist Lance sprays a ‘mist’ of water over the car with the blanket on. This keeps the temperature down and prevents excessive smoke development.

Additional resources

FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR CONCEPT

In this brochure we give you an overview of the FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR concept, how it works and which products are part of this concept.

RESEARCH REPORT EV CAR FIRES

This document contains a full report of the testing results of the live-test of the FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR concept that took place on November 18th, 2021 on the Nordjyllands Beredskab (Emergency training center) in Frederikshavn, Denmark.

EV FIRE BLANKET

The FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR concept’ biggest visible asset is the FI-BL0906 Fire Blanket. This blanket isolates the fire and can handle (EV) car fires that reach temperatures of up to 1600 degrees Celsius.

EV FIRE CONTAINER

Any EV car that catches fire, will probably need to end up submerged in water in a container. This brochure provides information on the dipping container.

EV FIRE ACCESSORIES

In order to successfully deploy the FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR concept, users will need to utilize some tools that make your (firefighting) life just a bit easier. This brochure provides information on those tools; from storage boxes to thermal imaging devices.

MARCH 2022 LIVE DEMO REPORT

On March 17th, 2022, a live demonstration of the Fire Isolator took place in Frederikshavn, at the Nordjyllands Beredskab, Denmark (Fire Training center). Here you can find the report.

FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR

EV PRODUCTS

This FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR flyer provides a brief description of the 3 key elements of the FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR concept.

FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR DEPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

This document gives you precise instructions on how to best deploy the FIRE⚡️ISOLATOR concept; how to install the blanket and use the aerosol units and water mist lance.

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