On Scene This year, On Scene will focus on case studies of incidents involving Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs). AFVs are just as safe as conventional vehicles, but they are different. Consequently, incidents involving alternative fuel vehicles require specialized procedures from first responders. This month’s case study is based on an…
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) is pleased to welcome our newest National Training Center member: Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC). BRCC’s Automotive Technology Program, part of the Transportation Technology Division, is housed in an 84,000-sqaure-foot, state-of-the-art facility for teaching automotive and diesel heavy truck technology. The program features…
In the coming months, the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) will highlight resources from alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle industry organizations in the Let’s Clear the Air column. These resources provide fuel-specific information that may be useful to automotive technicians, automotive students, and others who are interested in…
Industry Headlines Electric Smart Cars in the USA In the coming years, those cute Smart cars you see will increasingly be electric vehicles. Daimler—Smart’s parent company—announced that it will be moving away from internal combustion engine vehicles in the U.S. and Canada and transitioning to all-electric vehicles instead. “To be…
Plans for the National Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Day Odyssey 2017 event kicked into high gear as Alliance Autogas signed on as the event’s first national sponsor. National AFV Day Odyssey is a nationwide, biennial celebration created by the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) to promote the use of,…
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC), a program of West Virginia University, has joined forces with the world’s largest Earth Day initiative—Earth Day Texas—to conduct the 2017 Kickoff Event for National Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Day Odyssey. Earth Day Texas will host the kickoff as part of a one-day…
In December, National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) Trainer Jeff Julian traveled to Florida to conduct two Firefighter Alternative Fuel Vehicle Safety Train-the-Trainer Courses. These courses were the final part of a U.S. Department of Energy funded project through the University of Central Florida and Central Florida Clean Cities Coalition….
By Jeff Julian and Gary Garrisi Jeff Julian and Gary Garrisi are first responder trainers for the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC). Mr. Julian has 40 years of experience as a first responder and public safety trainer in Yuba, CA. Since 2011, Mr. Julian has trained first responders across…
Ferris State University recently joined the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) as a National Training Center member. “Participation and recognition through the NAFTC has made the latest training resources, curriculum, and technical information on alternative fuel vehicles available to Ferris,” commented Ferris State University Professor Patrick English. “Because of…
In the coming months, the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) will highlight resources from alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle industry organizations in the Let’s Clear the Air column. These resources provide fuel-specific information that may be useful to automotive technicians, automotive students, and others who are interested in…
