2022 Lucid Air Vehicle Fire
Firefighting
- WARNING: When a Tire is involved, consider the entire vehicle to be energized. always wear Tull personal protective equipment (PPE), including a self-contained breathing apparatus (su5A).
- WARNING: Extinguishing any vehicle fire is best accomplished by firefighting professionals. Contact your local authorities or fire department for help.
- In the case of vehicle battery fire, exposure to high heat, or presence of gases, USE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER to cool it.
- lt can take copious amounts of water applied directly to the battery to extinguish and cool down a battery fire. Establish or request an additional water supply from nearby sources.
- In the absence of a water supply, use dry chemicals, such as Carbon dioxide (cO2), foam, or any other typical fire-extinguishing agent, to fight the fire until a water supply is available.
- Extinguishing smaller fires that do not involve a high-voltage battery follows the standard firefighting procedures.
- A burning or a heated battery releases toxic vapors. Responders should always protect themselves with full PPE (including an SCBA) and take appropriate measures to protect civilians from the incident.
- Use fog streams or positive-pressure ventilation fans (PPV) to direct smoke and vapors away from other responders and civilians.
After knockdown
- Make sure any fires are knocked down before entering a hot zone. The heat combined with flames can compromise the airbag inflators, stored gas inflation cylinders, gas struts, and other components,
resulting in an unexpected explosion. - During vehicle inspections, always use insulated tools and do not make contact with any high-voltage components.
- Use a thermal imaging camera to measure the temperature of the high-voltage battery and monitor heating or cooling trends. Before releasing the vehicle to second responders (such as law enforcement
or vehicle transporters) or otherwise leaving the incident, completely cool the battery with no fire, smoke, or heating present for at least one hour. Always notify second responders of the risk of battery re-ignition.