NSW announces compulsory training for firefighters to deal with electric vehicle incidents

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Announcement comes as motoring body says EV blazes are rare, and after four unrelated lithium battery fires recorded in a single day

NSW recorded four lithium battery fires in a single day on Friday, with emergency services responding to blazes in Bankstown, Silverwater, Lake Macquarie and Berkeley.NSW recorded four lithium battery fires in a single day on Friday, with emergency services responding to blazes in Bankstown, Silverwater, Lake Macquarie and Berkeley.

The NSW minister for emergency services, Jihad Dib, said electric vehicles “are only going to become more common” and that the government wanted to encourage their uptake. “This free microskill course is a great opportunity to learn how to handle electric vehicle incidents and the challenges unique to these.”

 

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