CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Over the past few years, there have been more electric and hybrid vehicles on the road than ever before.

While the vehicles have proven to be environmentally friendly and favorable, they pose new challenges for first responders.

When fire stations get the call that they will be dealing with an EV fire, they know they might be extinguishing the flames for a while.

On July 1, the Cortlandville Fire Department found itself on the end of a similar call.

"That one came in as a regular vehicle fire, a car fire on 81," Fire Chief at the Cortlandville Fire Department Mike Biviano said. "As we were en route, they started updating: 'This is believed to be an electric vehicle, hybrid fire.' Which then prompted a little bit bigger response from us."

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