Paratech Donates Electric Vehicle Firefighting Equipment to Seosan Fire Station... "Leading the Way in Fulfilling Social Responsibility"

(From left) Kim Sang-sik, Chief of Seosan Fire Station; Park Seon-gi, CEO of Paratech. Photo by Paratech.

Paratech, a company specializing in the manufacturing and installation of firefighting equipment, announced on the 19th that it donated 20 units of the electric vehicle fire suppression equipment, ‘Sprinkler Head Underbody Water Spray Device,’ to the Seosan Fire Station.

Paratech, which has been continuously conducting research and development to establish measures for electric vehicle fire response, decided on this donation to contribute to firefighting activities in Seosan City, Chungcheongnam-do, where its headquarters is located. The donation event held at the Seosan Fire Station the previous day was attended by Kim Sang-sik, head of the Seosan Fire Station, fire station officials, and Paratech executives and employees.

The underbody water spray device for electric vehicles donated by Paratech is a specialized firefighting equipment that can concentrate water spray on the underside of the vehicle. It cools the battery pack of electric vehicles, whose batteries are installed under the vehicle, delaying thermal runaway. The company explained that this product can quickly and effectively cool the battery pack by directly spraying water onto it through the sprinkler head, enabling rapid response to electric vehicle fires.

A Paratech representative said, “Since relocating our headquarters to Seosan City in 2022, we have continuously carried out community contribution activities to practice our corporate philosophy of ‘a company that protects life and property.’ We will not only accelerate performance growth based on differentiated products but also fulfill our social responsibility by contributing to the local community.”

He added, “The underbody water spray device is a key piece of equipment that not only suppresses fires but also delays thermal runaway and prevents fire spread to adjacent vehicles. Paratech’s product includes an additional sprinkler head at the rear, allowing firefighters to approach fire vehicles more safely, so we expect it to greatly contribute to electric vehicle fire suppression.”

Last year, Paratech strengthened its electric vehicle fire response capabilities by independently developing the ‘Non-Interlock Valve’ and obtaining type approval from the Korea Fire Industry Technology Institute. The advantage of the Non-Interlock Valve is that it opens the water control valve to quickly suppress fires whenever either the fire detector or sprinkler operates, regardless of valve interlock shutdowns or disconnections.