05.1 EV Fire Training Resources

Resources & information

A host of interesting information about EV & other lithium ion battery fires exists online, some of which we link here for further reading. If you know of a document, website or video that would be of interest to emergency responders, please let us know.

Free volunteer emergency brigades info pack

Volunteer emergency responders are welcome to download this free presentation pack which contains a high level look at electric vehicles, EV fires, suppression & reignition risk. It also shows best practice examples from international fire agencies.

This pack is not designed as recommendations by the EV FireSafe team for the management of EV fires. Your agency SOPs should always be followed.

How to use this pack:

Click on image below to open the pack in a second browser window
Keep the evfiresafe.com website open in this window (the pack will refer you to pages & videos here)

EVFS Presentations

Recent presentations by our Project Director

AC, DC & HV...what happens when an EV catches fire while charging?

CFA D14 IMT Webinar 200623

CFA D14 IMT Webinar 280622

EV fires & emergency response

EV Fires Multi-Agency Information Pack for WA

Road Safe Goulburn Valley

January 2023 pack

Victoria Police 050922

Bacchus Marsh CFA SES 220822

Corio SES Unit 040722

CFA Glenlyon Group 030622

NSW Fair Trading (June 2022)

SES Leadership Forum (June 2022)

CFA D14 Incident Management Tonight (24 May 2022)

Australian Fleet Managers Association Conference (Sydney 2022)

Fire Australia Conference (Melbourne 2022)

Langwarrin & Moorooduc CFA Brigades May 2022

Victorian SES Road Crash Rescue Workshop - March 2022

Bellbrae, Anglesea, Torquay CFA Brigades

Emergency responder online training & info

Electric vehicle & lithium battery info must-watch videos & must-do courses!

Lithium Ion Batteries – The Potential Hazards Facing Emergency Responders

Who: Professor Paul Christensen for Tyne & Wear Fire Rescue Service

Description: University of Newcastle Professor & electrochemistry expert discussing lithium ion battery knowledge & testing, including vapour cloud explosion.

Energy Safety - ISO 17840 (EV Emergency Response Guides)

Who: Kurt Vollmacher, Belgium firefighter & creator of ISO 17840

Description: Information for EV manufacturers & emergency responders about standardised ERGs & lithium battery incidents.

Battery fires knowledge for Fire Brigades 2022

Who: Utkiken Rescue (Sweden), PerOla Malmquist

Description: Excellent explainer video with battery thermal runaway clips by an experienced firefighter / fire engineer.

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Training Program for Emergency Responders Online Training.

Who: National Fire Protection Association (US)

Description: Online self-paced course covering alternative fuelled vehicles. Course cost is US$24.95. (Please note not all information may be applicable to Australia).

Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles - Safety Risks to Emergency Responders

Who: National Transport Safety Board (US)

Description: Discussion by leading investigators into EV battery fire incidents in the US, emergency response & important learnings.

Fire Service Considerations with Lithium Ion Battery ESS

Who: UL Fire Safety Academy (US)

Description: An excellent deep dive into the large scale battery energy storage system explosion & fire at Surprise, Arizona in 2019 from the first responders who were there.