Firefighters in Granite Falls, Washington are celebrating after they used an EV fire blanket to help extinguish a blaze.

When crews arrived, they immediately put an EV-specific fire blanket over the car and used straps to keep it in place.

Electric vehicles are constructed differently than traditional cars, which means they don't burn the same way.

All fire crew vehicles in the state carry a specialized EV blanket for fires like this. Firefighters must follow specific protocols to prevent EV fires from reigniting once out. Extinguishing a ...

Electric vehicles contain highly flammable lithium-ion batteries. With Los Angeles' roads filled with over 400,000 Tesla ...

An electric vehicle battery fire is unlike a regular fire, and controlling an EV fire takes special equipment, such as EV ...

The 75-pound silica blankets can endure up to 2900 degrees Fahrenheit, according to FireIsolator, the blanket’s manufacturer.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has introduced specialised electric vehicle (EV) blankets to be used when dealing ...

Crews found two Tesla Cyber Trucks on fire. KCFD sent an additional company for additional water and a Battalion Chief. The ...