When crews arrived, they immediately put an EV-specific fire blanket over the car and used straps to keep it in place. At the same time, firefighters poured water on the battery to cool it down.

The Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue deployed a fire blanket during the EV fire earlier this week. With any car, Witteveen said regular maintenance can prevent bad outcomes, like car 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 ...

But, he said, firefighters could toss a fire suppression blanket over the ... where a burnt EV is lifted by a front-end loader, dropped into a steel box and covered with loads of dirt to contain ...

The new EV fire blanket, funded through this donation, is designed to quickly smother and isolate high-intensity fires, limiting damage and improving firefighter safety. “With our limited ...