Battery Hazards for the Fire Service: Micromobility, EV’s and BESS

This program will cover the hazards presented to fire service personnel by storage and use of equipment and vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries. 

Lithium-Ion batteries have become commonplace in today’s society. As a result, the fire service, including investigators, are interacting with them on a regular basis.  This program will cover the fire hazards presented by the batteries in micromobility devices, EV’s, and Battery Energy Storage Systems. Best practices from; NFPA, UL, and FDNY will be covered during the program. 

Instructor: Robert Duval – Northwest Regional Director – NFPA

Flyer with detailed information: OCAAFII March 2023 Quarterly Flyer

Cost: Free to OCAAFII members and $10 for non-members (see below).

YOU MUST RSVP TO ATTEND THE TRAINING. Use the RSVP link in the flyer or the button above to RSVP to OCAAFII.Secretary@gmail.com. Once we receive your RSVP we will add you to the Zoom meeting distribution and you will receive a calendar entry for the training session. Please accept the invitation as it will contain the information you need to log into the meeting.

NON-MEMBER PAYMENT: If you are not an OCAAFII member and want to participate in the training, after RSVP’ing (above), please click this link OCAAFII.Treasurer@gmail.com to send us an e-mail about how to pay the $10 fee.

Also, if you are not an OCAAFII member, please consider applying for membership at: https://www.ocaafii.org/membership.

NOTE: CE Point application have been submitted for 3-credit hours.