Method for handling Fires & Overheating in Commercial/Industrial Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Request detail: 

Your methodology or standard procedure for handling overheating and/or fires within lithium-ion-based batteries.

Please may you provide me with the following information by providing your answers to the questions below, ideally in a different colour font.

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Yes
No

Name of your Fire Brigade in full

Email Address this FOI went to (to avoid any email reminders being sent)

Does your fire brigade have a standard method of dealing with overheating Commercial & Industrial lithium-ion based batteries
YES
NO

Does your fire brigade have a standard method of dealing with leaking Commercial & Industrial lithium-ion based batteries
YES
NO

Does your fire brigade have a standard method of dealing with fires involving Commercial & Industrial lithium-ion based batteries
YES
NO

If yes to any of the above, please could you expand on your standard process/methodology below, including any links/URL’s/documentation (please send as attachments)

 

 

 

 

 

Response detail: 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please refer below for the information requested.

Name of your Fire Brigade in full - Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

Email Address this FOI went to (to avoid any email reminders being sent) - enquiries@shropshirefire.gov.uk

Does your fire brigade have a standard method of dealing with overheating Commercial & Industrial lithium-ion based batteries

YES
 

Does your fire brigade have a standard method of dealing with leaking Commercial & Industrial lithium-ion based batteries

YES

Does your fire brigade have a standard method of dealing with fires involving Commercial & Industrial lithium-ion based batteries

YES
 

If yes to any of the above, please could you expand on your standard process/methodology below, including any links/URL’s/documentation (please send as attachments)

The Service’s policies and procedures are internal documents for operational staff to use. These are based upon the information provided by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), link below:

https://nfcc-preview.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lithium-ion-batteries-nf...

Information Released: 

Yes

Received: 

Thursday, 20 October, 2022

Responded: 

Monday, 24 October, 2022

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