Fire blankets

[hillbilly1]

Probably something we will see more of.

Milton to require fire blankets at EV charging stations

The city of Milton will now place fire blankets at its non-residential electric vehicle charging stations.

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[hbiss]

Dunno about that. It isn't a grease fire.

-Hal

 

[hillbilly1]

They must have ropes tied to the blankets, looks like it would be too hot to get very close.

A PennLive reporter took this footage of a vehicle on fire at the Sheetz on South Market Street in Upper Allen Township. There were no injuries. | By PennLive.comFacebook

A PennLive reporter took this footage of a vehicle on fire at the Sheetz on South Market Street in Upper Allen Township. There were no injuries.

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[hillbilly1]

I did notice most Tesla fast chargers are usually on the far side of the parking lot.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

While fire blanket may be effective in protecting exposures it does nothing to extinguish an EV battery fire. The battery itself has enough oxidizers in it, that reducing the oxygen supply by using a blanket does little.
The smoke and gasses from an EV battery fire are toxic, and fire blankets should only be deployed by firefighters in full turnout gear, including SCBA.

 

[hillbilly1]

While fire blanket may be effective in protecting exposures it does nothing to extinguish an EV battery fire. The battery itself has enough oxidizers in it, that reducing the oxygen supply by using a blanket does little.
The smoke and gasses from an EV battery fire are toxic, and fire blankets should only be deployed by firefighters in full turnout gear, including SCBA.

That’s kinda what I was thinking, maybe it would just help reduce the heat radiation?

 

[don_resqcapt19]

That’s kinda what I was thinking, maybe it would just help reduce the heat radiation?

Yes, they can be effective in protecting the exposures from the heat from the one that is on fire

 

[retirede]

If a lithium battery catches fire, the best course of action is to let it burn itself out and protect anything else in the vicinity. That’s probably the intent of the blankets.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

If a lithium battery catches fire, the best course of action is to let it burn itself out and protect anything else in the vicinity. That’s probably the intent of the blankets.

While both lithium and lithium-ion batteries can result in serious fires, there is a big difference in fighting such a fire.
A primary battery (non-rechargeable) contains lithium metal and lithium metal is water reactive, so you have to limit the use of water. Lithium-ion batteries are secondary batteries (rechargeable) and do not have lithium metal in them and water is used extensively in an attempt to cool the cells that are in thermal runaway in an attempt to prevent other cells from becoming involved.

But yes, if possible, the best choice is to protect any exposures and let the fire burn out. Protection exposures is the intent of the blanket.

 

[retirede]

While both lithium and lithium-ion batteries can result in serious fires, there is a big difference in fighting such a fire.
A primary battery (non-rechargeable) contains lithium metal and lithium metal is water reactive, so you have to limit the use of water. Lithium-ion batteries are secondary batteries (rechargeable) and do not have lithium metal in them and water is used extensively in an attempt to cool the cells that are in thermal runaway in an attempt to prevent other cells from becoming involved.

But yes, if possible, the best choice is to protect any exposures and let the fire burn out. Protection exposures is the intent of the blanket.

Correct. But I suspect that in most cases, by the time the fire department gets there and gets enough water flowing, it’s already too late to stop the spread to other cells.