Anyone else thinking about Fire Suppression in their garage?

[maximizese]

With the recent spontaneous car fires, not necessarily limited to Teslas (BMW, Hyundai, etc), has anyone thought about retrofitting a fire suppression system in their garage where they park? I'd hate to have a fire overnight or while I was away, especially with pets in their crates at night. Would a water sprinkler system be sufficient or slow the fire down at all? My house has water pipes going through the attic and I'm thinking about remodeling...might as well consider adding a sprinkler system. Thoughts?

 

[iluvmacs]

Did you ever consider it with an ICE vehicle that has 10-20 gallons of one of the most volatile, combustible liquids you can buy?
No? Hm.

 

[Cirrus MS100D]

No.

 

[ckoval7]

If the battery goes up, the fire suppression system won't help. The money is better invested in a better insurance policy.

 

[maximizese]

I guess I'll have to talk to a fire fighter who has dealt or trained with EV fires, I have a feeling that none of us really know what's effective. As for insurance, I've got home/auto and an umbrella policy, but the idea here to mitigate damage before it's done. There are many things that money cannot replace.

 

[JPP]

Our entire house and garage have fire sprinklers per code.

 

[dk10438]

Water won’t extinguish a battery fire, not unless you submerge the car

 

[JPP]

Water won’t extinguish a battery fire, not unless you submerge the car

...cools it down a bit. otherwise is someone thinking of a full blown Halon system to suppress the O2 in the garage?

 

[Watts_Up]

...cools it down a bit. otherwise is someone thinking of a full blown Halon system to suppress the O2 in the garage?

Are you referring those Automatic FE36 Fire Extinguisher?

 

[Watts_Up]

With the recent spontaneous car fires, not necessarily limited to Teslas (BMW, Hyundai, etc), has anyone thought about retrofitting a fire suppression system in their garage where they park? I'd hate to have a fire overnight or while I was away, especially with pets in their crates at night. Would a water sprinkler system be sufficient or slow the fire down at all? My house has water pipes going through the attic and I'm thinking about remodeling...might as well consider adding a sprinkler system. Thoughts?

I would recommend looking at this recent fire, caused by the UPS battery of a home computer server.

Tesla Model S Catches Fire In Toronto Garage - EV Was Not Plugged In

TMC - My Tesla burns in house fire. Sad.