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FIRE SERVICE OPERATIONAL HANDBOOK

EEMERGENCY RESPONSE ON VEHICLES

Préambule

1 part : generalities about vehicles
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Vehicles environment.......................................................................................................................... 6
Tecnical devices and influence on the emergency operations ............................................................... 8
Decision making tools for firemen ...................................................................................................... 23

2 part : hybrid vehicles (HV) and electric vehicles (EV)
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Functioning main principles ................................................................................................................... 30
EV specific equipments....................................................................................................................... 30
Safety on HV and EV........................................................................................................................... 32
EV/HV additional risks ....................................................................................................................... 34

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3 part : LPG vehicles

Functioning main principles.................................................................................................................. 36
LPG car specific equipments................................................................................................................ 36
Safety devices.................................................................................................................................... 37
LPG car additional risks ..................................................................................................................... 38

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4 part : CNG vehicles

Functioning main principles................................................................................................................. 40
SUMMARY
CNG car specific equipments. ............................................................................................................ 40
Safety devices................................................................................................................................... 41
CNG car additional risks ................................................................................................................... 42

5 part : LNG vehicles
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Functioning main principles................................................................................................................... 46
LNG car specific equipments. .............................................................................................................. 46
Safety devices..................................................................................................................................... 47
LNG car additional risks .................................................................................................................... 48

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6 part : Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV)

Functioning main principles.................................................................................................................... 50
FCEV specific equipments.................................................................................................................... 50
Safety devices.................................................................................................................................... 52
FCEV additional risks ............................................................................................................................ 53