Dear FIRST NAME,

Are you a seasoned firefighter? Currently employed or recently retired?

The number of news pieces I'm seeing about residential lithium-ion battery fires is staggering. I have a Google Alert set up for it.

Here's a story about two NYC kids that just perished because of a battery fire.

I'd like to focus on the do's and don'ts and some are in this PDF put together by the NYFD.

But I want to really do a deep dive about STORING batteries.

Here's my NON-professional thought about it. I'd like your firefighting input please.

I told my son that he might want to buy an inexpensive rolling metal tool box like you see here.

You can put all the batteries in the bottom cabinet when storing them. 

You place the cabinet next to the garage door and attach a 30-foot length of chain to the handle. You keep the wheels unlocked.

Coil the chain on the floor by the door.

If there's a fire, the firefighters use a overhaul pike pole with a hook on it or ???? to hook the chain and then drag the toolbox out onto the drive or out to the street to deal with the inferno.

I'm OPEN to your suggestions even if you're not a firefighter.

But I need to HEAR from firefighters to get a feel of what is the BEST way to store the batteries and HOW do you get them out of the building where they can combust out in the open?

Thanks.

Tim Carter

Founder - Riddle View Lane Fire Barrel Boys Club