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Fire chief: lithium-ion vehicle fires are hard to extinguish; department trained volunteers
Summary
Fillmore Fire Chief Shane Brunson told the council that January had few crash responses, noted recent fire training for volunteers and warned that lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles are especially dangerous and often must be allowed to burn out.
Chief Shane Brunson reported to the council that the department saw unusually few winter crash responses in January, handled a couple of gas-leak calls, and sent ten volunteers to fire school with council financial support. He emphasized a specific hazard: lithium-ion batteries. "When an electric vehicle catches fire, they let it burn out because they are too difficult to extinguish," the chief said.
Mayor Curt Hare thanked the fire department for its service. The minutes record the department's training activity and the chief's safety recommendation; no additional budget action was recorded at the meeting.
