Despite the fact that EV fires are much rarer than gasoline car fires, they do burn at much higher temperatures and require significantly more water to extinguish. Andrew Klock of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), which offers EV courses for firefighters, stated that the Fire Service has had a hundred years to train and understand how to deal with internal combustion engine fires. However, he noted that firefighters need to be trained specifically for dealing with electric vehicles, as they do not have as much training and knowledge in this area.
