EV FireSafe
Enhancing safety for emergency responders at electric vehicle
traction battery fires
EV FireSafe's latest work
EV Fire Blanket Explosion Risks
In May 2025, during large-scale NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) electric vehicle fire tests in New York, a fire blanket placed over a burning EV led to a violent explosion that threw seven firefighters off their feet.
EV FireSafe was there, and captured video with thermal imaging that shows what happened and why it matters to the thousands of automotive workshops, depots and charging sites that have installed an EV fire blanket without understanding all the risks.
Who is EV FireSafe?
We are a private company researching EV battery fires and emergency response with funding from the Australian Department of Defence. With this funding, we have developed the world's only detailed and verified global database of battery fires in cars, buses and trucks, as well as specialist EVs in aviation, mining, military and airports.
While our database is not publicly viewable, we freely share our global knowledge with the aim of enhancing safety for everyone working around EVs, with a focus on emergency responders. This website is the home of our foundational knowledge, and we host specialist training in EV emergency response, fire investigation and safer EV charging at evfiresafe.training
Our expert team of firefighters and emergency specialists also consult across all sectors electrifying their fleet to support a safer transition to EVs.
We are global EV battery fire experts in:
EV Fire Consulting
How can workplaces reduce their risk of EV battery fire, particularly around EV charging?
Our global team work with clients in a range of sectors to identify and mitigate their battery fire risk, with a Prevent, Prepare, Respond, Recover emergency management approach, contained with bow tie risk assessments.
See more on our work in airports, mining and shipping.
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