Let's review a bread-and-butter approach to mitigating a residential structure fire involving solar panels and battery storage systems. As such, firefighters need updated training that addresses the presence. While properly installed systems by qualified professionals must follow current safety codes, solar fires do happen. That's why the Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) funded the Solar Training and Education for Professionals (STEP) program, which provides tools to more than 10,000 firefighters. As is the case with any high-voltage equipment, equipment at solar farms can catch fire. Although solar farm fires are relatively rare, they are potentially devastating. So. Solar panels, also known as photovoltaic (PV) panels, are globally one of the fastest growing forms of generating electricity. Fire safety concerns include electrical ignition sources, combustible loading, and challenges for manual firefighting.