Newer electric vehicles are powered by battery packs generating enough power to power the average American household for about three days. This workshop will focus on building tools for the street smart attentive First Responder.  What, where and how these batteries are used and what to do when they fail. This presentation is filled with actual fire scene video, protocol breaches and close call firsthand accounts of emergencies that went wrong.  Lithium-ION batteries are everywhere.

Host: Monett Rural Fire District 920 East County Road Monett MO

Contact: John Velten at 417-489-4266 or velten1255@gmail.com

Sessions:  September 23-24, 2025  18:00-22:00 both days

Partners: Missouri Department of Transportation

Highway Safety Grant — Funding provided by the Missouri Department of Transportation Traffic and Highway Safety Division.