Alternative Fuel Vehicle Response
Sat, Aug 09
|Mathews Volunteer Fire Department
The Mathews Volunteer Fire Department is hosting our Alternative Fuel Vehicle Response Training Program. This program explains the most common fuel system types, components significant to rescuers, safety precautions, and procedures for incidents involving alternative-fueled vehicles.
Time & Location
Aug 09, 2025, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CDT
Mathews Volunteer Fire Department , 117 Brickbat Rd, Mathews, VA 23109, 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.