Page | 003 5. Provision of adequate water supply and firefighting infrastructure to allow safe and effective emergency response.
6. Vegetationsitedandmanagedsoastoavoidincreasedbushfireandgrassfirerisk.
7. Preventionoffireignitionon-site.
8. Prevention of fire spread between site infrastructure (solar panel banks, wind turbines,
battery containers/enclosures).
9. Preventionofexternalfireimpactingandignitingsiteinfrastructure.
10.Provision of accurate and current information for emergency responders during
emergencies.
11.Effective emergency planning and management, specific to the site, infrastructure and
operations.
12.Owner to have a comprehensive Emergency Response Plan, showing full
understanding of hazards, risks, and consequences.
Information Requirements
Grid scale BESS should form part of FRS planning in accordance with arrangements required under section 7(2)(d) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act (2004). Site Specific Risk Information (SSRI) should be made available to crews in the form of an effective Emergency Response Plan.
Details of any site access arrangements, such as key codes, should be provided to the FRS.
System design, construction, testing and decommissioning
Information is required as early as possible from the applicant /developer/designer/manufacturer etc., to allow an initial appraisal of the BESS to be made. This information should be provided to the FRS (via the Local Authority Planners in the first instance), with appropriate evidence provided to support any claims made on performance, and with appropriate standards cited for installation.
Such information should also be made available to FRSs for inclusion in Site Specific Risk Information (SSRI) records.
System design and construction
Information required:
1. The battery chemistries being proposed (e.g. Lithium-ion Phosphate (LFP), Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide (NMC)). Because:
a. Battery chemistries will directly affect the heat released when a cell goes into thermal runaway2
b. Battery chemistries will influence vapour cloud formation.
2 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/nabw20_fire_gas_char_studies_liion_cells_batt_djuarez- robles.pdf
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