
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department continues its pioneering training activities in its field without slowing down. Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department, which plays an important role in the promotion of our province and country with the national and international projects it organizes, carried out the "Electric Vehicle Fires and Intervention Methods" training with the participation of 12 provinces.
IMPORTANT EDUCATION WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 12 PROVINCES
Kocaeli Fire Department, which serves citizens 7/24 with its intervention, training and inspection services, also hosts pioneering training activities in its field. In this context, the drill held at the Kocaeli Fire Department Fire Training Center attracted great interest. 125 people, consisting of Bursa, Istanbul, Balıkesir, Sakarya, Tekirdağ, Edirne, Trabzon, Kırklareli, Bolu, Düzce, Yalova, Çorum Fire Departments, private sector fire departments and technical safety unit experts of industrial facilities, attended the training hosted by Kocaeli Fire Department.
CAUSES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE FIRE
The event was held in two stages: seminar and practice. Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Ebubekir Ardıç, Fire Department Director Ömer İslamoğlu, Trabzon Fire Department Director Olcay Bal, and Sakarya University Fire Application and Research Center Prof. Dr. Hakan Serhad Seyhan also attended the seminar section of the event. Electric vehicle fire causes, risks and intervention methods were conveyed to the participants in the training.
APPLIED TRAINING WAS ALSO GIVEN
In the application part of the training, fire blanket usage and extinguishing strategies were discussed. The actual battery fire in the simulator vehicle was protected with a fire blanket. The application carried out by Kocaeli fire department personnel was conveyed to the participants step by step. Cooling and extinguishing with water was also carried out within the scope of the training.