On Saturday, 15 November, the Firefighting Association of the Municipality of Murska Sobota organised a seminar dedicated to the emerging fire safety challenges associated with rooftop solar power plants. The event brought together around 100 operational volunteer firefighters from the Pomurje region, offering both theoretical knowledge and practical demonstrations.

The programme opened with presentations covering electricity distribution during fire events, hazards associated with extinguishing photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery storage, and an overview of regulatory requirements and field examples.

Representing ZAG and FRISSBE Department, Nik Rus delivered the final lecture of the day: “Fire safety of solar power plants: experimental lessons for safer and more robust design.” Drawing from several years of FRISSBE’s experimental research, he outlined key findings on ignition mechanisms, flame spread behaviour, and negative consequences observed during full-scale PV fire tests. His contribution provided firefighters with evidence-based guidance for improving operational safety and understanding risk scenarios on modern rooftop installations.

The seminar concluded with a live demonstration of PV module combustion on a model roof, followed by an open discussion and networking session. The event highlighted the growing importance of strengthening collaboration between researchers and firefighting organisations to ensure safer integration of solar technologies across Slovenia.