Alternative Fuel Vehicle Response
Sat, May 03
|Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department
This program explains the most common fuel system types, components significant to rescuers, safety precautions, and procedures for incidents involving alternative fueled vehicles such as Electric (EV), Hybrid, Hydrogen, Natural Gas, and Propane.
Time & Location
May 03, 2025, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT
Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department , 11871 Lee Hwy, Sperryville, VA 22740, USA
About the event
Purpose:
There are over 22 million alternative fuel vehicles on American roadways today. We have developed the Alternative Fuel Vehicles Training Program to help firefighters handle the unique challenges presented by these new technologies. This program explains the most common fuel system types, components significant to rescuers, safety precautions, and procedures for incidents involving alternative fueled vehicles such as Electric (EV), Hybrid, Hydrogen, Natural Gas, and Propane. This program includes four hours of classroom learning and four hours of hands-on training, including an overview of the vehicle’s safety restraint systems, special considerations for Electric Vehicle Extrication, and Electric Vehicle fire operations. (8hours)
Lecture Objectives
Identify the common types of alternative fuels being used in vehicles.
Identify common features and markings that identify a vehicle using alternative fuel.
Understand how these vehicles operate and how they are constructed.