Cobra Senior Instructor Carl

Cobra Senior Instructor Carl

What UK and US firefighters say about Cobra After a 32-year career in the West Midlands Fire Service, Carl Batchelor became a Senior Instructor for Cold Cut Systems in 2022, training firefighters in his UK homeland and the US. He explains his approach to training plus...
UHP & EV Fires: NIPV Study

UHP & EV Fires: NIPV Study

This summer, the Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid (NIPV) conducted fire experiments to examine whether ultra-high-pressure (UHP) extinguishing systems could stop the propagation of fires in Li-ion batteries of electric vehicles (EVs). In conclusion, the...
Fire Tests on UHP Systems for EV Battery Fires

Fire Tests on UHP Systems for EV Battery Fires

Fire experiment to examine the use of ultra high pressure extinguishing systems for fires in batteries of electric vehicles | Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid (NIPV) 26 November 2024 Abstract The number of electric vehicles in the Netherlands has grown rapidly...
Contamination in the Spotlight

Contamination in the Spotlight

While firefighting is a challenging and often dirty job, unnecessary exposure to harmful contaminants shouldn’t be part of it. Join us for a 30-minute Cobra Talk on contamination where our experts, Lena and Bernie, discuss how to reduce toxic exposure, improve safety,...
Cobra Use Case | Battery Modules

Cobra Use Case | Battery Modules

The most effective way to stop propagation in lithium-ion battery is by cooling the affected cells internally, which can be achieved by establishing an internal flow of water. Integrating Cold Cut Cobra into a fire suppression strategy for safer lithium-ion battery...