Dec 9, 2025
Myriad new tools have emerged in recent years that claim to help
firefighters safely contain and extinguish electric vehicle fires.
However, few of these tools have been independently tested, until
now. This year, researchers burned dozens of EV battery packs and
four full-sized vehicles to assess the effectiveness of these tools
and the tactics required to use them.
Today on the podcast, we talk to one of the project's lead
researchers to learn about how the study was done and what insights
emerged. We also discuss some promising new tactics that could
significantly reduce the time and water it takes for crews to put
out an EV fire.
Links:
Read the recent NFPA Journal article on this study and its
findings
Watch a Fire Protection Reserach Webinar on the project and its
findings
See and learn more about NFPA resources and training for
firefighter EV tactics