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How Batteries Are Changing Our Fire Environment

About This Webinar

Our response environment is changing as the world transitions to an electric future, this program will work to educate the Fire Chief on the wholistic approach the fire department must take when responding to EV vehicle fires, as well as the challenges that will continue to face our organizations.

Agenda
  • Attendees will be able to describe an action plan to equip their workforce to be properly equipped to respond
  • Attendees will need to develop an action plan and which stakeholders to review key suppression activities
  • Discuss suppression options and when to let it burn
Who can view: Everyone
Webinar Price: Free
Featured Presenters
Webinar hosting presenter
Fire Chief, Brighton Area Fire Authority, Chair of the IAFC Lithium Ion Battery Work Group
Michael O’Brian is the Fire Chief of the Brighton Area Fire Authority and the International Director for the IAFC Fire and Life Safety Section. Chief O’Brian is the past chair of the ICC Fire Code Action Committee and serves as the chair of the IAFC Lithium IOn Workgroup.
Webinar hosting presenter
Fire Program Manager, International Association of Fire Chiefs
Richard Miller has over 43 years of experience in the fire service industry as a career and volunteer firefighter and now as a Fire Service Program Manager for the Firefighter Safety Research Center at the IAFC. He has held the positions from Firefighter to Training Officer for the City of Fairfax Fire Department in Virginia. His goal is to provide knowledgeable factual information to the fire service industry to meet a diverse community by established leadership, that meets the needs of the leading Fire Chiefs.
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International Association of Fire Chiefs webinar platform hosts How Batteries Are Changing Our Fire Environment
The International Association of Fire Chiefs represents the leadership of over 1.2 million firefighters and emergency responders. IAFC members are the world's leading experts in firefighting, emergency medical services, terrorism response, hazardous materials spills, natural disasters, search and rescue, and public safety legislation. Since 1873, the IAFC has provided a forum for its members to exchange ideas and uncover the latest products and services available to first responders.
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