Green Solar Presents Safety Hazard for Responders

As part of my emergency response plan at our asphalt concrete equipment storage areas etc we always gave a tour to the local responders so they knew where all the tanks chemicals power sources etc. were located at. If there was any issues they were reviewed right there and then.

Due to new methods & materials used in building construction as well as solar/wind power systems & green (garden/soil)on roofs,building and fire safety codes need revision.

When no DC disconnect available with PV solar strings, only extinguish in the dark.

Can be a problem with a lot of light from the fire. But once that stops - mission accomplished.

You don't get a lot of light from the fire. In an enclosed space your vision is obscured by smoke. Fire will give you a target to shoot for but you can't see your surrounding area. Lamps are used pretty much so you can see enough so you don't fall through a hole in the floor. So firefighters when they enter a building, they keep low to the floor for several reasons:

1. Temperature is cooler by several hundred degrees.

2. You do get a little better visibility.

Air is not the factor for firefighters but for someone that is not a firefighter, staying low can afford them a little more air. The reason why it isn't for a firefighter is because they are wearing a breathing apparatus.

Incidents during the day, Fire fighters can also use black or dark colored "salvage covers" to cover the entire PV cell panels thereby effectively cutting off sunlight reaching the pv cells and its power generation capability! After doing so can help mitigate, all together isolate, then safely and electrically cut the PV panels from the rest of the system..

Fire responders' first priority is the preservation of life. Preservation of property comes second.

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My son-in-law is part of the volunteer Fire Dept in the rural area where he lives. During training on how to use the Jaws of Life™, he tells me, there was much discussion of the dangers of cutting into hybrid and electric vehicles.