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: Ebenezer Fire Protection District 1391 West State Highway WW Springfield MO
Contact: TJ Elkins at 417-955-2823 or tjelkins@ebenezerfire.org
Sessions: March 28, 2026 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.
