NFPA Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Training

The CFA will continue its series of three deliveries of NFPA’s Hybrid and Electric vehicle training for first responders in CT. This training is free of charge and sponsored by the Greater New Haven Clean Cities and Capital Clean Cities of Connecticut. The delivery will be held at The Michael E. Grant Regional Fire Training School Fire School in New Haven CT January 13, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

The training will consist of an introduction to HEVs/EVs, basic electrical concepts and hazards, HEV/EV vehicle types, batteries and systems, initial response actions – including vehicle identification, immobilization and disabling procedures. Also addressed will be extrication operations, battery breaches, vehicle submersion, vehicle fires, post incident handling of vehicles and incidents involving charging stations. Connecticut specific response considerations will also be addressed, including the best practices documents for EVs, fixed energy storage and micromobility devices as released by the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control. EV vehicles will be shown during the class including an electric bus.