The electric vehicle (EV) market, together with photovoltaic (PV) installations continues to
develop at a pace. However, there are concerns that EV and PV installation fires may create …

Firefighters’ Clothing Contamination in Fires of Electric Vehicle Batteries and Photovoltaic
Modules—Literature Review and P Page 1 Citation: Szmytke, E.; Brzezi nska, D.; …

Electrical vehicles are planned to be the future green land traffic means in many places.
However, reported vehicle fires or even explosions have raised public safety concern. Fire …

Electrified transport has multiple benefits but has also raised some concerns, for example,
the flammable formulations used in lithium-ion batteries. Fires in traction batteries can be …

Purpose: The aim of the presented paper is to review the literature concerning the risks
related to possible contamination with chemical substances of firefighter's personal …

The ongoing shift to electromobility has identified new risk areas. Fires involving electric
vehicles have attracted considerable media attention and a strong concern related to …

Fires involving electric vehicles have attracted considerable attention in the media. In
particular, the toxic gases released upon combustion of electric vehicles and lithium-ion …

Firefighters are exposed to several potentially carcinogenic fireground contaminants. The
current NFPA 1851 washing procedures are less effective in cleaning due to the limited …

The growing number of battery-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles increases the risk of an
accident involvement and that of a fire event of such a vehicle. The fire brigades and other …

In recent years, it is evident that there is a surge in photovoltaic (PV) systems installations on
buildings. It is concerning that PV system related fire incidents have been reported …