Local fire officials ask for direct input and updated standards for data centers
Booneville fire staff and volunteer chiefs told the APC they have not been given adequate face-to-face input and warned that references to 2012 building and fire codes may not address new battery and energy-storage risks for hyperscale data centers.
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Christopher Stevens, who identified himself as working for the Booneville Fire Department and volunteering with Pigeon Township Volunteer Fire Department, told the APC: "We would genuinely appreciate a seat at the table, because at the end of the day, nobody that's sitting on this board will be dealing with the immediate emergency if it happens, but we will." He said fire chiefs have seen only minimal email engagement and urged in-person technical consultations on specifics such as battery-energy-storage systems.
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