Brent Harris, the CEO of Sustainable Energy Technologies, addresses questions about the safety of firefighters while battling blazes on buildings with solar panels. He says, “the greatest concern for safety, firefighters and emergency crews have is not knowing if there is a solar PV array at that location. When responding to emergencies at tall buildings, or fires with a large amount of smoke, emergency crews are then forced to enter the building “blind”; meaning they do not know what they are going to face when they enter into this building. Although beginning to be noted as a concern in places throughout California – this is an issue which holds greater weight in Europe, particularly in countries such as Germany where rooftop solar systems are more prevalent.”

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