VIDEO: Firefighters with Arvada Fire have two new tools to help them battle electric vehicle fires, including an electric vehicle fire blanket and the turtle fire system.
These kinds of fires are very dangerous and challenging to put out. The battery is underneath the car and it's difficult to get water to that area. Plus, EV fires burn much hotter, reaching temperatures of around 2,800 degrees.
"Some of the nightmare scenarios is an electric vehicle fire in a parking structure and trying to protect the structure, the columns and everything around," said Battalion Jamie Chief Dennison, with Arvada fire.
Dennison said these two new tools will help protect life and property and make it safer to battle EV fires. The turtle fire system looks like a giant lawn sprinkler that can spray around 500 gallons of water a minute.