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: Big River Fire Protection 200 North Allen Street Bonne Terre MO

Contact: Rodney Smith at 573-225-0529 or brfp3416@yahoo.co

Sessions:  September 13, 2025  08:00-17:00

Partners: Missouri Department of Transportation

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