AB 841: State Fire Marshal: personal protective equipment: battery fires.

The bill aims to standardize personal protective equipment for responding to lithium-ion battery fires. The state fire marshal is required to develop a working group with specified members to make recommendations on equipment use. The working group must consider the latest personal protective equipment to limit exposure to lithium and other heavy metals, cleaning technology, and current decontamination practices. The recommendations must be submitted to the legislature on or before September 1, 2026. The bill requires the recommendations to address different types of lithium-ion battery fires and whether different equipment should be used.