Vehicle Crash Fire Procedures

Use Standard Fire Extinguishing Procedures First. Use any type of fire-fighting agent, including water. The sodium azide is sealed in a watertight container.

While air bag modules may deploy in the rare case of an interior occupant compartment fire, the inflator will operate normally. In an intense fire, the air bag module is designed to self-deploy if its internal temperature reaches approximately 350~F. The gas generant rapidly burns, without fragmentation of the inflator.

NOTE: AIR BAGS WILL NOT EXPLODE.