Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis recently sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requesting info on the fire risks created by saltwater mixing with the batteries of electric vehicles.
Last week, electric vehicles were seenin Florida after becoming waterlogged during Hurricane Ian, giving firefighters “a new challenge” they “haven’t faced before,” Patronis said.
The State Fire Marshal went on to say that he was later “informed by the fire department that the vehicle, once again reignited when it was loaded onto the tow truck.” Therefore, Patronis is requesting that the NHTSA provide him with the following information no later than October 14: Do the personal protective equipment , including the gas masks utilized by fire rescue teams, effectively protect first responders from poisonous gases?
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