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Fire Department Celebrates Using An EV Fire Blanket
Firefighters in Granite Falls, Washington are celebrating after they used an EV fire blanket to help extinguish a blaze.
EV fire blanket used to fight car fire on SR 92 in Granite Falls
When crews arrived, they immediately put an EV-specific fire blanket over the car and used straps to keep it in place.
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Blankets, belongings of sleeping homeless person set on fire
Kalamazoo police arrested a man who allegedly set fire to a homeless man's belongings outside of Kalamazoo Public Library.
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To be prepped to extinguish EV fires, Cybertruck owner donates key item to Baton Rouge fire units
The 75-pound silica blankets can endure up to 2900 degrees Fahrenheit, according to FireIsolator, the blanket’s manufacturer.
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Washington Fire Crews Use Special Blankets To Extinguish EV Fires
All fire crew vehicles in the state carry a specialized EV blanket for fires like this. Firefighters must follow specific protocols to prevent EV fires from reigniting once out. Extinguishing a ...
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Fighting a different kind of fire
An electric vehicle battery fire is unlike a regular fire, and controlling an EV fire takes special equipment, such as EV ...
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Fire departments receive fire blankets to combat electric vehicle fires
A woman has been arrested in connection with an arson investigation in East Baton Rouge Parish, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department.