"Every time we find out that a fire has taken someone's life we treat it as a personal failure. The designed fire protection and fire safety solutions should ensure safety in any fire situation. If this is not the case, it means that the safeguards and level of solutions used were not sufficient. Each time we try to analyse incidents of major fires and learn lessons for the future."

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„Combining active firefighting experience with expertise in fire protection helps us see the bigger picture ...”

Damian Kubera

I have been working in the fire protection industry since 2005. Within a few years, I redirected the mainstream of my business toward services related to the development of fire protection documentation, projects, instructions, and audits. At a certain point, I realized the great danger associated with electrification-related technology, particularly with electric vehicles. There have been numerous scooter fires in which people lost their lives, dangerous situations involving battery fires aboard airplanes, and electric car fires. I wondered why no one was doing anything about it and why they weren't working on safeguards. We stopped waiting for others and took matters into our own hands. We started conducting test fires of battery explosions, testing, and developing safeguards. Today, we are in a position where I know the direction in which safeguards that will save lives and property should go.

Mateusz Fliszkiewicz

As an active fire safety officer since 2009, I've battled numerous fires and other incidents, including Li-ion battery explosions. E-vehicle fires are currently among the most demanding, causing severe damage. 

I have also worked as a fire protection engineer since the same year, participating in every phase of the building process, starting from the fire protection concept, through the design of fire protection systems, and building construction supervision. This is why I realize how crucial it is to limit the development of a fire in its initial phase.

As a co-owner of F&K Consulting Engineers Ltd, one of the largest fire protection companies in Poland, I am well aware of how challenging and dangerous Li-ion battery fires can be.

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