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Deputy fire chief warns county: electric school buses pose firefighting and safety challenges
Summary
John Hendricks, deputy chief of the Terre Haute (City) Fire Department, told the council that electric vehicle fires can be difficult and costly to extinguish, that batteries can enter thermal runaway and emit hazardous gases, and that departments may lack proven suppression methods for large EVs such as school buses.
John Hendricks, deputy chief of the Terre Haute Fire Department, told the Vigo County Council that electric vehicles present unique and expensive firefighting challenges and urged officials to make school officials aware before fleet decisions are finalized.
Hendricks said departments are revising procedures for electric-vehicle fires and that current tactics often involve towing a…
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