Somehow I remember reading that water was all they had available. Now, that could have been in the comment section of the story. If I remember a fire chief was noting that a large percentage of small/volunteer Fire Departments are not equipped to handle chemical fires of that kind. I don't know the validity of that statement but it does kinda make sense to me.Since lithium is a class B Fire is there a reason they used water?
Since lithium is a class B Fire is there a reason they used water?
Perhaps because that "news" site is a political farce; I'm thinking you had noticed silly parts such as this:[...] It also kinda feels like it's a bit biased, inflammatory even. Don't sit too close to the tv or you'll damage your eyes!
(emphasis added)ZeroFacts.Com said:The Tesla battery is mounted on the underside of the vehicle and contains acids and chemicals that can easily escape during a fire, placing the firefighters in danger.
From this ABC News link (which contains an imbedded video & audio advert, so maybe just trust me? )Cars catch fire every day and it doesn't even make the local news; one suspects that the incident rate for EV's catching fire is no greater than gasoline or diesel vehicles. And we've been down this fallacy of vivid remembrance trail before when hybrids first came out decades ago supposedly presenting special hazards to firefighters - only they didn't and automaker have standardized color-coding on high-voltage lines/components, have conducted well-documented joint training on new models with departments to spread the knowledge on how to handle these vehicles, and have distributed training materials to fire-rescue departments. [...]
[...] And this battery fire was rare for Santa Clara County Fire.
"This year I believe it's the only one we've responded to," said Capt. Bill Murphy. "We've responded to approximately 67 vehicle fires in 2018 so far."
It is a metal fire, class D. B is flammable liquids
After several years and probably to a million or more EV's on the road, we know they're no more hazardous than liquid-fueled cars, which burn up all the time without fanfare because it's a perfectly ordinary fire incident.Someone keeps parking their Tesla next to my car, at work. Quite frankly, it's ticking me off. You want to ride around in a death-trap, that's your business. I don't appreciate having my property and possessions put in danger because some guy wants to feel cool or trendy, or pretend he's helping the environment by driving around in such a car. Meanwhile the technology is no where near perfected.
They also need special extinguishers for dealing with industrial fires where there's apt to be more burning than just class A, B, C compounds.Apparently now City fire departments need more money allocated for special extinguishers for putting out Tesla fires. Isn't that lovely?
Class Charlie is an electrical fire. Bravo is liquid fuels.Since lithium is a class B Fire is there a reason they used water?
Class Charlie is an electrical fire. Bravo is liquid fuels.