The Civil Defense Academy organized an introductory workshop about dealing with electric vehicle fires. 

The Civil Defense Academy organized a virtual training for its staff on how to deal with, contain, extinguish and prevent EV fires. The workshop was organized jointly with a leading international EV manufacturer. 

Major General Dr. Jassem Mohammed al Marzouqi, commander of the MoI Civil Defense, asserted that the Directorate General is keen to be up to date with the latest global developments. He further explained that it was in line with the UAE approach to have foresight and address any challenges or new direction as they arise. This required the training of Human Resources in the Civil Defense and resorting to all available tools and techniques to preserve lives, property and national gains. 

Marzouqi  underlined that the organization of this workshop on EV fires was in line with the government directives to create a clean environment. International studies have shown that EVs largely contribute to the reduction of air polluting gas emissions compared to more conventional cars which operate on fuel and diesel. He indicated the trend in the mark is to move to EV manufacturing. 

According to Marzouq, the Civil Defense reviewed global models and practices and later got in touch with electric car manufacturers to acquire sufficient information about them. This allowed a better understanding of cars, their safety and charging specifications, environmental conditions, safety of batteries, as well as how to deal with EV accidents. This was possible through a workshop aiming to habilitate and train civil defense staff to adopt safety and health measures to be followed in case of fire either while charging  the EV at the charging centers or through a collision while driving. 

Marzouqi said the Civil Defense wanted to raise awareness among individuals in the community through media and social media, about safety and preventive measure when an EV is on fire, especially for drivers if the fire occurred when on the road, or when charging the vehicle at home