An Electric Vehicle (EV) that catches fire will burn intensely for a long time. The only way to stop a lithium battery from overheating and reigniting is to immerse the electric vehicle battery in water for a considerable amount of time.

Our FloodFence flood defense barrier is a tool firefighters can use to submerge the batteries by deploying a bund around the vehicle. The electric battery can then be submerged for the requisite amount of time once this bund has been filled with water.

Details on EV fires can be seen here:

https://topcarnews.net/firefighters-struggle-to-put-out-a-burning-hyundai-ioniq-5-triggers-ev-scare-in-korea-but-what-does-data-on-ev-fires-say-s126069.html

Our 24” high Floodstop flood barriers protected the Hilton Hotel in New Orleans from flooding recently. Quick to deploy, robust and a proven flood defence solution – contact us today for a quotation.

In recent weeks the United Kingdom has experienced unprecedented flooding.  Floodstop barriers have been deployed through out the country as a rapid response flood protection method.

Here is a testimonial from a householder who contacted us following Storm Dennis..

“With ‘Storm Dennis’ predicted and knowing we’d be away for the weekend, I was up early to install the modular system (Floodstop) for our old chapel door before the storm arrived. On our return and seeing the debris, we realised the outside of our property had been flooded, but Fluvial’s system had successfully protected the door and interior and prevented the water from potentially destroying our wood flooring and underfloor electric heating system. Having tested it in a real situation, we’ll now always have the confidence to be away when flooding is forecast.”     Mr Bremner

Contact us today if you would like a quotation or details of our USA made Floodstop barriers.

Barrier Solutions recently assisted a trial day of our 36” high Floodstop barrier in Montreal, Quebec. The trial was organized by Quebec City and the outcome saw Floodstop becoming an approved product for the province of Quebec. The test was a simple U shaped deployment and then pumped full of waters.

This month we have been very busy.  In January one of our customers in New Orleans carried out a training day.  In this example our 24” high Floodstop flood barrier was rapidly deployed to protect an opening to a well known hotel.

New Orleans has a well know history of flooding.  Our Floodstop barrier offers a proven solution to help mitigate against flood risk.

Barrier Solutions had the pleasure of hosting representatives from U.S. Congressman Collin Peterson’s office last week. Jacki Anderson and Grant Herfindahl took a tour of Barrier Solutions and discussed how our Floodstop modular flood barrier is being utilized protecting assets across the US from major flood events.

Barriers Solutions is delighted to be able to help protect a large storage facility in Ohio. Floodstop flood barriers have been deployed on a permanent basis to protect the company’s assets from flooding which can be caused by a nearby creek. When deployed Floodstop barricades provide a robust, non-nonsense, vandal proof flood protection system.

Taken from Article in Lapresse.ca on 5.4.18

Hard hit by the floods in 2017, the Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro is testing new mobile dikes to replace sandbags and further limit the damage during the next floods.

Edwin Romero keeps a fond memory of the floods of last year.Foreman for Pierrefonds, it was he who had received the call of the first citizen to see his house invaded by the waters of the Rivière des Prairies. For days, he and his colleagues worked tirelessly to fill, move, and stack sandbags in an attempt to stem the tide. “It was hard for the teams, both physically and mentally,” he recalls.

The mobile dikes tested are composed of plastic structures reminiscent of concrete blocks, which interlock into one another to form a barrier. A team of three employees can erect a complete dike in just one hour. In comparison, a similar barrier would require 300 to 400 bags of sand, which would monopolize twenty people for five to six hours.

“We can not stop the whole river with that, but in strategic places, it will be useful. “

– Johanne Palladini, spokesperson for the Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro

Barriers are also more stable than bags that can move under the force of water. Another advantage is that mobile dikes can be reused from one year to another, unlike sandbags, which are considered contaminated after use and must be discarded.

See below an image of our 0.9m high Floodstop flood defenses being utilized in an emergency flood training exercise.

In this exercise a U-shaped Floodstop deployment is assembled to create a safe working area for emergency teams.