[aimhigh]

I’m curious. There are a lot of lithium battery drones lost in trees and forests. Will those batteries eventually crack open and catch fire?

[ansel12]

Probably not if they self-discharge over time.

Here are good links on the topic.

https://mavicpilots.com/threads/if-a-drone-falls-in-a-forest-does-anybody-care-fire-risks-of-unretrieved-drones.126198/

https://www.grepow.com/blog/the-real-cause-of-the-mapping-drone-battery-fire.html

https://mavicpilots.com/threads/boulder-county-fire-started-by-drone-crash-april-2022.124936/