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05.1 EV Emergency Response Training

What is Electric Responder?

EV FireSafe’s training program, Electric Responder, creates EV-ready emergency teams by equipping them with the tools, tactics and techniques they need to adapt response to an electrified world.

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Leveraging our global data, we provide EV awareness and interactive incident management sessions designed to give responders two vital skills; the ability to confidently manage EVs in emergency incidents, and life-saving knowledge to share with their agency or organisation.

Electric Responder training

There are three Electric Responder training levels:

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Learning structure, outcomes and further information can be found in our Electric Responder Training Options pack - click on the image to download.

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Electric Responder Level 1 online training is run monthly, click the button to book your spot for the next session.

Download the Electric Responder
Training Options pack
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Become an EV fire ready agency with Electric Responder:

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Level 1

EV Awareness

Classroom awareness and walk-around session for all first and second responders, agencies and companies working with damaged EVs.

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Format:

  • 2.5 hour interactive online session; OR

  • 2.5 hour interactive in-person session; 75 min classroom + 45 min EV walkaround + Q&A

  • At least 2 EV FireSafe instructors

  • Capped at 80 attendees

 

In this session, Emergency Responders will cover::

  • What is a lithium-ion battery?

  • What are the risks & consequences of battery fire? 

  • What is thermal runaway?

  • How to recognise a damaged lithium-ion battery 

  • Battery ignition & vapour cloud explosion

  • Categorisation of LiBs & emergency response 

  • First on scene verbal & visual checks for EVs 

  • How do we determine battery fire? 

  • Using IAIIM to manage a LiB or EV incident

  • Why is there a risk of secondary ignition? 

  • Safe handover & best practice for post-incident operations

 

All attendees:

  • Receive the Electric Responder Pocket Guide

  • Can download a Certificate of Attendance

  • Get plenty of time to ask questions!

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Level 2

EV Proficient

Practical theory plus cold or hot scenario skills drills training for all first and second responders, incident controllers, emergency managers, road managers, agencies and companies working with damaged EVs.

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Format:

  • 8 hour session; classroom, walkaround, cold scenario + Q&A

  • At least 2 EV FireSafe instructors

  • Capped at 40 attendees

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In this session, Emergency Responders will cover::

  • What is a lithium-ion battery?

  • What are the risks & consequences of battery fire? 

  • What is thermal runaway?

  • How to recognise a damaged lithium-ion battery

  • Electrocution risk

  • Battery ignition & vapour cloud explosion

  • Categorisation of LiBs & emergency response 

  • First on scene verbal & visual checks for EVs 

  • How do we determine battery fire? 

  • Using IAIIM to manage a LiB or EV incident

  • How to diagnose an EV battery fire

  • Why is there a risk of secondary ignition? 

  • EVABC for safer handover and management​

  • Decontamination basics

  • Skills Drill (cold scenario) with an EV

 

All attendees:

  • Receive the Electric Responder Pocket Guide and Training Booklet

  • Take home 2 x Skills Drills to share the knowledge

  • Have data-driven knowledge to write or update their agency SOPs

  • Get plenty of time to ask questions!

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Level 3

EV Agency Expert

Train your team to deliver Electric Responder Level 1 - EV Awareness to your agency or company with ongoing support for 12 months. Fully interactive, hands-on hot and cold scenarios.

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Format:

  • 3 day train the trainer

  • Up to 4 EV FireSafe instructors

  • Capped at 12 attendees

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In this session, Emergency Responders will cover:

  • All knowledge from Level 1 and Level 2 Electric Responder training

  • IAIIM EVABC™ for incident management

    • First on scene? Identify, Assess, Immobilise, Isolate and Monitor your hazards

    • Diagnose EV on fire vs EV battery fire

    • Conduct an EV Assessment of Battery Condition for safer management and handover to secondary response

  • Risk of secondary ignition

  • Decontamination basics

  • Road rescue extrication theory

    • An additional road rescue demonstration can be conducted with EV FireSafe instructor input where host agency has access to an EV

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All attendees:

  • Are competent to deliver the Level 1: ER Awareness to anyone in their agency

  • Have access to the Electric Responder Pocket Guide and Training Booklet

  • Have data-driven knowledge to write or update their agency SOPs

  • Will be competent to lead EV Skills Drills for their agency

  • Have 12 months membership to the EV Agency Expert platform, including:

    • Access to our team - email, phone or virtual meeting any time

    • Access to ongoing training updates and webinars (conducted to suit different time zones)

What our students say:

"Amazing content, made very easy to understand. A valuable training session that provided excellent insight into lithium-ion battery characteristics. A course every emergency responder should take."
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