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How a Video Game is Teaching Firefighters to Handle EV Fires (fuelarc.com)
submitted 5 days ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world
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We saw an interesting press release from the National Fire Protection Association, they released an EV firefighting video game for free with the help of a private developer and a Department of Energy grant. So far, more than a million firefighters have used the game to learn about fighting EV fires.

Well, that pitch was irresistible to us. We wanted to know more about how EVs work in emergencies, and we get to play video games to do it? Awesome, count me in, let the games begin. Here's how the game plays and what we learned from it.

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[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

Pretty interesting, though the current primary method of EV Fire fighting tactics is the use of fire blankets, which isn’t as exciting or game worthy.

Also lol @ the author confusing backdraft and flashover.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Some departments are getting water tanks to drop the vehicle in too.

[–] KayLeadfoot@fedia.io 11 points 5 days ago

A retired firefighter mentioned that her department was using something very interesting - these are flood control barricades, think plastic sandbags.

You put up the barricades, and then use that to make a sort of moat, fill it with water, and you basically build the water tank around the burning EV.

This page shows the concept, site's in India, but this is being done in the western hemisphere some places, too: https://www.floodbarriers.in/ev_fire_fighting.php

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