The Vermont Fire Academy is pleased to announce a new course. Lithium-ion batteries are becoming commonplace on the roads, in industrial settings, and in the residential fire environment, and pose unique challenges to the fire service. This three-hour course introduces students to how lithium-ion battery systems work, how they fail, and how they burn. It provides students with tactical guidance for safely and effectively dealing with fires in electric vehicles, energy storage systems, e-mobility devices, and other applications of lithium-ion battery technology. We will be offering these in rounds

Location: Putney Fire Department
When: February 12, 2024
Time: 1800 – 2100
Application deadline: noon on January 29, 2024

Applications can be emailed to: dps.vfaapplications@vermont.gov.  

The Vermont Fire Academy is pleased to announce a new course. Lithium-ion batteries are becoming commonplace on the roads, in industrial settings, and in the residential fire environment, and pose unique challenges to the fire service. This three-hour course introduces students to how lithium-ion battery systems work, how they fail, and how they burn. It provides students with tactical guidance for safely and effectively dealing with fires in electric vehicles, energy storage systems, e-mobility devices, and other applications of lithium-ion battery technology. We will be offering these in rounds.

Location:  NewBrook
When:  December 13, 2023
Time:  1800 – 2100
Application deadline:  noon on November 29, 2023

Applications can be emailed to: dps.vfaapplications@vermont.gov.  

The Vermont Fire Academy is pleased to announce a new course. Lithium-ion batteries are becoming commonplace on the roads, in industrial settings, and in the residential fire environment, and pose unique challenges to the fire service. This three-hour course introduces students to how lithium-ion battery systems work, how they fail, and how they burn. It provides students with tactical guidance for safely and effectively dealing with fires in electric vehicles, energy storage systems, e-mobility devices, and other applications of lithium-ion battery technology. We will be offering these in rounds.

Location:  Middlebury, VFW Post, Exchange Street
When:  December 12, 2023
Time:  1800 – 2100
Application deadline:  noon on November 12, 2023

Applications can be emailed to: dps.vfaapplications@vermont.gov.  

The Vermont Fire Academy is pleased to announce a new course. Lithium-ion batteries are becoming commonplace on the roads, in industrial settings, and in the residential fire environment, and pose unique challenges to the fire service. This three-hour course introduces students to how lithium-ion battery systems work, how they fail, and how they burn. It provides students with tactical guidance for safely and effectively dealing with fires in electric vehicles, energy storage systems, e-mobility devices, and other applications of lithium-ion battery technology. We will be offering these in rounds.

Location:  Troy Fire Department, Jay Hotel
When:  December 14, 2023
Time:  1800 – 2100
Application deadline:  noon on November 30, 2023

Applications can be emailed to: dps.vfaapplications@vermont.gov.