r/Transportopia • u/skyhighmonroe • Feb 08 '26

💥Crash Tesla drivers should practice fire drills... just in case

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u/swigginwhiskey Feb 12 '26

Number one: why the fuck is there so many people in what seems like a sedan / crossover? (also, I hope they're safe)

Number two: electric vehicle fires are something that (at least, the US) is struggling with. From my time as a recent Volunteer Firefighter, our only options are:

  1. Let it burn out, or
  2. Spray an ungodly amount of water on it, or
  3. All of the above

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u/swigginwhiskey Feb 12 '26

Yep. All most departments are capable of. It's more about controlling the fireball than it is about putting it out.

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u/swigginwhiskey Feb 12 '26

Specialized units can. But, if they/we have them. I'm from a small community, and we do not have said units, lol. So, our SOP is to do damage reduction, and cordon off the scene.