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EV FireSafe

Enhancing safety for emergency responders at electric vehicle

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EV FireSafe's latest work

Incident Response for Low and Zero Emission Vehicles

We’re proud to announce the publication of Incident Response for Low and Zero Emission Vehicles (AP-R746-25) — the first comprehensive guidance of its kind for Australia and New Zealand on how to detect, respond to, and manage electric-vehicle (EV) battery fire incidents across road networks.

This landmark report, published by Austroads on 4 December 2025, draws on a literature review, eight international case studies, stakeholder consultation, and rigorous technical analysis to create a five-stage EV Incident Response Framework tailored to real-world traffic and road-network conditions.

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 Research

What's an EV? A lithium-ion battery? And what should you know about thermal runaway?

Start with the basics of lithium-ion batteries, EVs and EV charging, then move through this site to understand thermal runaway, and the hazards and risks facing emergency responders

EV Fire Research

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.

EV Fire Consulting

EV Fire Training

Are you EV-ready to respond?

Join our global Electric Responder training for first and second response. Use our EV Safer Charging System to reduce risk at charging sites, see how we tore down and investigated a burnt EV or learn how to more safety manage damaged EVs.

EV Fire Training

Latest EV fire news in our Journal

The Hidden Hazards of Converted Electric Vehicles

The hidden hazards of converted EVs for emergency response

Incident Response for Low and Zero Emission Vehicles; world-leading EV knowledge for road managers

A complete guide to EV incident response for road managers

What's the fire risk of NOT installing EV charging?

There's a massive misconception that electric vehicle + charging = fireball...but what's the fire risk of NOT installing dedicated, compliant EV charging for a depot, fleet, apartment buildings, public carpark or government department? With 8 years of global data on why EVs catch fire at charging, we make the case FOR rolling in EV charging in communal areas to help avoid EV battery fire risk, using our EV Safer Charging System framework. When an electric vehicle caught fire

EV donations support road rescue training for agencies

How we're working with Allianz to support EV road rescue training.

Burnt out electric vehicle for fire investigation

Investigating EV battery fires using a real-world incident

We conducted an EV battery fire tear down and turned it into an online course for fire investigators.

EVs in Wildfires…The New Safety Risks As Recovery Begins

Burnt EVs in the LA fires pose new risks to emergency & recovery operators. We break them down.

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"...EV FireSafe is invaluable to those of us concerned with, and working in, lithium-ion battery safety. I have had frequent recourse to Emma for data and information on electric vehicle and battery energy storage incidents"

Professor Paul Christensen, Newcastle University

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