May is National Electrical Safety Month! Lithium-ion battery fires have unique threats, which include reignition and explosion if they are not extinguished properly. Hazardous energy may still exist even after the battery or device is shut down. See how to handle electrolyte spills, overheated batteries, and extinguish battery and energy storage system fires: https://www.esfi.org/how-to-extinguish-li-ion-fires/ (fb)

ESFI's Program Director Daniel Majano was in the news this past week engaging in targeted outreach to the D.C. area Hispanic/Latino community after two workers tragically lost their lives in an overhead power line incident in Camp Springs, Maryland. See the report in Spanish below: (fb)