Monthly Archives: August 2011

Fire Protection Research Foundation

venting roof with solar panels“Components are always hot!” and “Operate normally, but don’t touch” is the advice provided to fire departments from the NFPA when dealing with a fire involving solar panels, due to current building codes and the lack of adequate technology available to fire departments.

The report is entitled, “Fire Fighter Safety and Emergency Response for Solar Power Systems”.

Read the full report here.