First Responder Online Training for Electric Drive Vehicles

Not all firefighters are able to participate in classroom-based training due to location, cost, and time constraints. As part of its First Responder Safety Training package, the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) has developed an online Electric Drive Vehicle First Responder Safety Training course.

The NAFTC’s award-winning Electric Drive Vehicle First Responder Safety Training online course will equip firefighters with the knowledge they need to safely respond to automotive incidents involving electric drive vehicles, including:

Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Battery Electric Vehicles
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Participants in the self-paced, eight-hour Electric Drive Vehicle First Responder Safety Training online course will learn about different electric drive vehicle configurations and their built-in safety systems, how to identify an electric drive vehicle at an accident scene, battery technologies, electric vehicle systems, and how to approach, assess, and secure electric drive vehicles. Participants will also complete online modules for personal protective equipment and gear, crash and fire, and extrication.

Covid-19 VIRUS NOTICE

The NAFTC’s training schedule is currently on hold due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). Please follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines for social distancing, hand washing, and other measures. Stay healthy! We will post an updated training schedule once things return to normal.

For virtual training, click on Courses and Workshops to see our recent online trainings for Towing and Roadside Assistance and Salvage and Automotive Recycling. Learn how to safely handle alternative fuel vehicles!

Heavy Sponsorship Perks

Annual sponsorship through the West Virginia University Foundation during the 39-month program offers these benefits:

Membership on the advisory committee to help direct a training program that meets your needs
Networking opportunities through advisory committee meetings
FIFTEEN seats at the train-the-trainer roll out based on your sponsorship level
An opportunity to be eligible to train your own technicians or clients when you pay for NAFTC corporate membership
Ability to spread your sponsorship pledge payments over three budget periods corresponding to the first quarter of each project budget period:

December 2020 | March 2022 | March 2023

If desired, a gift receipt each year, less value of the benefit received that year, will be sent to you
To recognize your support, the NAFTC EV curricula will include an acknowledgments section in the training curricula with your logo prominently displayed.

Light Sponsorship Perks

Annual sponsorship through the West Virginia University Foundation during the 39-month program offers these benefits:

Membership on the advisory committee to help direct a training program that meets your needs
Networking opportunities through advisory committee meetings
FIVE seats at the train-the-trainer roll out based on your sponsorship level
An opportunity to be eligible to train your own technicians or clients when you pay for NAFTC corporate membership
Ability to spread your sponsorship pledge payments over three budget periods corresponding to the first quarter of each project budget period:

December 2020 | March 2022 | March 2023

If desired, a gift receipt each year, less value of the benefit received that year, will be sent to you
To recognize your support, the NAFTC EV curricula will include an acknowledgments section in the training curricula with your logo prominently displayed.

Medium Sponsorship Perks

Annual sponsorship through the West Virginia University Foundation during the 39-month program offers these benefits:

Membership on the advisory committee to help direct a training program that meets your needs
Networking opportunities through advisory committee meetings
NINE seats at the train-the-trainer roll out based on your sponsorship level
An opportunity to be eligible to train your own technicians or clients when you pay for NAFTC corporate membership
Ability to spread your sponsorship pledge payments over three budget periods corresponding to the first quarter of each project budget period:

December 2020 | March 2022 | March 2023

If desired, a gift receipt each year, less value of the benefit received that year, will be sent to you
To recognize your support, the NAFTC EV curricula will include an acknowledgments section in the training curricula with your logo prominently displayed.

EXPO I is Happening Soon, don’t let this opportunity pass you by!
The Expo includes: meals, transportation to and from the hotel, a free one day ticket to the Nasa Space Center an most importantly, the ability to network and learn with industry and alternative fuels professionals!

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