Beyond the EV: Why Your Fire Blanket Needs to Cover Forklifts, Mobility Scooters and E-Bikes Too
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When people think "lithium-ion battery fire," they picture an electric car in a driveway. But EVs are just one part of a much bigger risk. Forklifts, mobility scooters, motorised wheelchairs, e-bikes and e-scooters all run on the same lithium-ion cells — and they're often charged in exactly the places where a fire is hardest to contain: warehouses, aged care facilities, garages and sheds.
Our Silicon Coated Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Containment Blanket (5m x 5m) is built to handle all of it — not just passenger EVs.
Why size matters
At 5m x 5m and tested to EN13501 standards with a working temperature rated to 1100°C, this blanket has the coverage area to fully smother larger equipment, not just a small appliance fire. That matters, because lithium-ion battery fires don't behave like ordinary fires — they can burn up to 1600°C and reignite hours after they appear to be out.
Where this blanket earns its keep
Forklifts and pallet jacks. Warehouses and logistics operations increasingly run electric forklifts charged indoors, often overnight, often unattended. A thermal runaway event in a confined dock or charging bay can spread to stock and structure fast. A blanket sized for a forklift — not just a car bonnet — is genuinely fit for purpose here.
Mobility scooters and motorised wheelchairs. These are commonly charged indoors — in homes, aged care facilities, and mobility retail stores — often overnight, next to furniture, bedding or other flammable material. Aged care and retail operators are increasingly being asked by insurers and regulators to demonstrate they have appropriate fire response equipment on-site for exactly this scenario.
E-bikes, e-scooters and other small EVs. Garages, sheds and communal charging areas for e-bikes and e-scooters have become one of the fastest-growing fire risk categories in Australia, particularly following well-documented incidents in apartment buildings and strata complexes. A single blanket sized for a small EV comfortably covers these devices too.
What to actually do in a fire
- Call 000 immediately. This equipment is designed to contain and control a fire until emergency services arrive — not replace them.
- Only attempt to fight small, early-stage fires, and only if it's safe to do so.
- Deploy the blanket to smother the fire and limit oxygen supply, slowing flame spread while you wait for help.
- With practice, deployment takes 60–90 seconds — faster and safer with two people. We recommend a practice run when the blanket arrives (without exposing it to fire).
Product snapshot
- Size: 5m x 5m (fibreglass) — suited to forklifts and small vehicles
- Standard: Tested to EN13501, rated to 1100°C
- Weight: 13.8kg
- Warranty: 12 months
- Price: $900 (was $1,100)
Whether you're managing a warehouse fleet, running an aged care facility, or just charging an e-bike in the garage overnight, the risk profile is the same — and the right containment blanket doesn't care what's on fire, as long as it's big enough to cover it.