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Continuing Education (CE) Courses - Electric Vehicle Safety for First Responders - Willard FPD; 2/27/2025 6 pm - 10 pm

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Brief Description
Class Vendor: This class is available for contracted delivery from MUFRTI. Contracted Price: $1400.
Full Description
Class Vendor: This class is available for contracted delivery from MU Fire Rescue Training Institute - MUFRTI. Contracted Price: $1400.  

The National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Training Project is providing firefighters and first responders with the information and materials necessary to respond to emergency situations involving electric vehicles. This training will help first responders identify electric vehicles and respond to common hazards. Topics include: myths versus reality with regard to hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) and electric vehicle safety concerns (EV); basic electric concepts and hazards; vehicle systems and safety features; initial response procedures; and, emergency operations. The course provides for student interaction and scenarios to provide expand learning principles established in the course.

Course Objectives:
The student shall be able to:
differentiate between myths and reality with regard to hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and electric vehicle (EV) safety concerns;
describe basic electric concepts that pertain to hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles;
describe the operations of hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicle systems;
demonstrate knowledge of initial response procedures for an incident involving hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles, including how to identify, immobilize and disable the vehicles; analyze simulated crash scenes to determine appropriate actions; and
describe the operation of hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles systems and how to safely deal with them at the scene of an incident.

Student Pre-requisites: none
Training Dates
02/27/2025 - 02/27/2025
Prerequisites
None Specified
Registration Dates
08/31/2024 - 03/02/2025
Available Seats
30
Fee
None Specified
Training Location
Willard Fire Protection District
240 North State Highway Z
Willard Station 1 Headquarters
Willard, MO  65781
Resources Required
Host agency provides the following: Classroom with computer and data projector access. If local electric vehicle dealer is near, car to show students.

Student provides the following: none

Vendor provides the following: none
Reporting Instructions
None Specified
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