An Australian company has achieved a major milestone in electric vehicle (EV) safety with what it claims is the independent verification of its world-first fixed fire suppression system, EV FirePro.
EV Fire Protection says its EV FirePro has been designed and manufactured in Australia especifically for EV parking bays, and claims it has been independently tested and validated by world-renowned Applus+ Laboratories in Spain.
The comp-any says that testing was conducted earlier this year due to the absence of purpose-built EV fire testing facilities in Australia, and the company says the tests confirmed its effectiveness, safety, and compliance with international standards.
“With global EV sales projected to exceed 200 million by 2030, the risks associated with EV fires in confined environments are only increasing,” said EV Fire Protection’s, Gareth Morgan.
“Unlike traditional fires, EV battery fires are complex, intense, and can reignite hours later so our system was engineered from the ground up to contain these fires at the source and prevent escalation,” said Morgan.
The company claims that the EV FirePro directly addresses the key hazards of lithium-ion battery fires, including thermal runaway, intense heat, and the release of toxic and flammable gases.
It says that by activating at the base of the vehicle, where the battery is located, the system delivers targeted vertical and lateral water spray, suppressing flames, reducing heat spread, and providing safer conditions for emergency responders.
During testing, the company claims that no fire spread to adjacent vehicles, while temperatures around the burning vehicle remains below 60°C, and ceiling temperatures were held under 250°C, with heat flux staying below 2.5 kW/ square metre, which the company claims significantly reduces structural risk and prevents ignition of surrounding materials.
The company says that a brief temperature spike to 250°C occurred during a deflagration event, caused by the ignition of flammable gases released in the moments immediately before EV FirePro activated.
“We now have the independent validation required for international rollout,” said Morgan.
“This solution was conceived, developed, and built entirely in Australia, and it’s ready to meet global demand for safer EV infrastructure. ”
The company says that the system has been recognised by experts across the fire safety industry and that a Master of Science in Fire Protection Engineering, Jussef Liban, described EV FirePro as “the most sensible solution” he has seen to date.
“It is not intended to extinguish an EV fire entirely, but to reduce its effects: limiting spread, protecting adjacent vehicles, dissipating heat, and creating safer conditions for firefighter intervention,” Liban noted
A Certified Fire Investigator and former United Kingdom (UK) Fire Service Commander, Martin Lown BEM, a said that this is a new approach to vehicle fire containment and described it as “an upside-down sprinkler from down under”.
“Traditional ceiling-mounted systems are not designed to target the undercarriage, where EV battery fires originate. EV FirePro’s ground-mounted design delivers targeted spray below and outward, helping to contain heat flux and slow the spread,” said Lown.
“The tested effectiveness of EV FirePro means a vehicle fire can be more contained in the early stages, giving fire crews both time and safer conditions to act. It supports both offensive and defensive tactics and reflects what the industry urgently needs,” Lown added:
The company says that the system’s value extends beyond emergency response and that it offers peace of mind for EV owners, cost mitigation for insurers, and improved fire protection for property developers and managers of high-density structures.
The company claims it is now progressing distribution installations and agreements across Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.
EV Fire Protection says it will continue its global rollout with site visits and installations scheduled in Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, and at a Jaguar Land Rover test facility in the UK before the end of this year.
It added that its team will support new distributors with local training and demonstration events as part of its Asia-Pacific expansion.
EV Fire Protection also participated in the recent Queensland–India business delegation led by the Queensland Premier, David Crisafulli.
It said that as part of this visit, its delegation attended a formal MoU signing ceremony in Delhi, marking a strategic step in launching EV FirePro into the Indian market, with the event including an endorsement of EV Fire Protection from the Queensland state government.
EV Fire Protection claims it has also been nominated for the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Award, with the winners to be announced on the 6th November.
