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Fire department briefs council on electric-vehicle fire risks, new response equipment and parking-deck tactics
Summary
Chief Dobson briefed council on EV-fire differences and department preparations — including a fire blanket, a compressed-foam 'mule' for parking-deck response and high-rise pack training — and urged building design choices like sprinklers and charger placement near exits to reduce risk.
Woodstock's fire department told the City Council on Aug. 18 that electric-vehicle fires present different challenges than internal-combustion fires and described steps the department has taken to respond.
"EV fires are less common, but they're more complicated of an event," Chief Dobson said, citing thermal-runaway risks, potential for reignition and toxic smoke and runoff. He described the department's tactics…
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