Survey of Fire Departments Conducted by IAFC and NVFC-Master

DOCKET ITEM
For the
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT
Safety Risks to Emergency Responders from Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles
SURVEY RESPONSES on HYBRID ELECTRIC and ELECTRIC VEHICLES
From the
Survey of Fire Departments Conducted by IAFC and NVFC
February 6, 2018
(73 pages)
The National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) has asked
the fire service for assistance in
trying to establish an
assessment of events involving
hybrid electric/electric vehicles .
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• Total Responses 32
• Date Created: Thursday, January 11, 2018
• Complete Responses: 31
Ql: What are the post-crash/fire protocols
currently in place for hybrid electric/electric
• Answered: 32 vehicles?
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currently in place for hybrid electric/electric
vehicles?
• Answered: 32 Skipped: 0
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Written Policy 6.25% 2
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) 12 50% 4
Best Industry Practice 21 88% 7
Flexible Operating Plans (FOPs) 9.38% 3
None 5000% 16
TOTAL 32
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Q2: What type of training is currently being
administered to your responders for hybrid
electric/electric vehicles?
• Answered: 32
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Q2: What type of training is currently being
administered to your responders for hybrid
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• Answered: 32 The department has dedicated training specific to these types of Incidents . 25.00% 8
Skipped: 0 The department trains on general tactics that can be applied to hybrid 43.75% 14
electrtcJetectrtc vehicles or other similar Incidents.
The department has no hybrid electric/electric vehicles Incident training. 31 .25% 10
TOTAL 32
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Q3: If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles
incidents, which tools do you use for training?
(Choose all that apply)
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Q3: If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles
incidents, which tools do you use for training?
(Choose all that apply)
• Answered : 32 Skipped : 0
Classroom 1 wntten training 8125% 26
Live training 43 75°~ 14
Table-top exercises 1563% 5
VIrtual / Technology-based tra1mng 4063% 13
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QS: What obstacles does your department face in
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vehicles? (Choose all that apply)
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QS: What obstacles does your department face in
responding to incidents with hybrid electric/electric
• Answered : 32 Skipped: 0
ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSE S
Awareness of hybnd electrlc/electnc vehicles 71 .88% 23
Training on hybnd electric/electric vehicles 68.75% 22
Resource/funding shortages to training/respond to hybrtd electric/electric vehicles 6:5.63% 21
Understanding by tow operators of lhe known lhe hazards of hybrid 31 .2!5% 10

electrlc/electrtc vehicles
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Q6: What is your department type?
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RESPONSES
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Volunteer 43.75% 14
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'l'he NatiOnal Transportation Satety Hoard (NTSH) has asked the hre servtce tor assistance m trymg to establish an
assessment of events involving hybrid electric/electric vehicles .
#1
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Collector: Web Link 3 (Web Link)
Started: Friday, January 12, 2018 6:33:38 PM
Last Modified: Friday, January 12, 2018 6:38:32 PM
Time Spent: 00:04:53
IP Address: 69.243.79.192
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Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
place for hybrid electric/electric vehicles?
Q2 What type of training is currently being administered The department trains on general tactics that can be
to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? applied to hybrid electric/electric vehicles or other
similar incidents.
Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Classroom I written

incidents, which tools do you use for training? (Choose training
all that apply)
Live training
Q4 What events has your department already experienced with hybrid electric/electric vehicles. and if so what issues
have you found?
None
QS What obstacles does your department face in Resource/funding shortages to training/respond to

responding to incidents with hybrid electric/electric hybrid electric/electric vehicles
vehicles ? (Choose all that apply)
QG What is your department type? Combination, mostly career
Q7 Please share your SOPs on hybrid electric/electric Respondent skipped this question
vehicles training and response so other fire chiefs can
learn from it.
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Q8 Please provide your contact information in case we have follow-up questions. This information will not be shared
publicly; it will be used only for administrative purposes.
Name:
DepartmenVOrganization: City of Fairfax
CityfTown: Fairfax
State!Province: VA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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assessment of events involving hybrid electric/electric vehic les .
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Started: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 1:03:40 PM
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 16, 20181 :06:42 PM
IP Address: 74.58.191 .39
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Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in Best Industry

place for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? Practice
to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? applied to hybrid electrac/electric vehicles or other
similar incidents

all that apply)
Table-top exercises
Q4 What events has your department already experienced with hybrid electric/electric vehicles, and if so what issues
have you found?
QS What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electric/electric

responding to incidents with hybrid electric/electric vehicles
Training on hybrid electric/electric
vehicles
Q6 What is your department type? Volunteer
Q7 Please share your SOPs on hybrid electri~electric Respondent skipped this question
vehicles training and response so other fire chtefs can
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The Nat10nat 'l'ransportatton Satety Hoard (NTSH) bas asked the t1re servtce tor asststance m trymg to establish an
Name:
DepartmentJOrganization: Beaupre FD
City/Town: Beaupre
State/Province: Quebec
Country: Canada
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Last Modified: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7:29:08 PM
IP Address: 50.80.159.100

Q2 What type of training is currently being administered The department has dGdicated training specific to these
to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? types of Incidents.

all that apply)
Virtual / Technology-based
training
have you found?
motor vehicle crashes, vehicle fires involving hybrid.
Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Training on hybrid electric/electric

Resource/funding shortages to training/respond to
hybrid electric/electric vehicles
Q6 What is your department type? Combination, mostly career
learn from it.
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The NatiOnal TransportatiOn Satety Hoard (NTStl) has asked tbe hre service tor assistance m trymg to estabhsh an
Q8 Please provide your contact infonnation in case we Respondent skipped this question
have follow-up questions. This information will not be
shared publicly; it will be used only for administrative
purposes.
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Collector: Web link 3 (Web Link)
Started: Tuesday, January 16, 20 18 8:19:22 PM
IP Address: 216.123.207.67
Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in None

similar incidents.
Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Virtual / Technology-based

all that apply)
have you found?
None
Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electric/electric

vehicles
Understanding by tow operators of the known the

hazards of hybrid electric/electric vehicles
Q6 What is your department type? Combination, mostly volunteer
Respondent skipped this question

Q7 Please share your SOPs on hybrid electric~electric
vehicles training and response so other fire chtefs can
learn from it.
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Name:
Department/Organization: Fort Saskatchewan

City/Town: Fort Saskatchewan
State/Province: Alberta
Country: Canada
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 2:47:59 AM
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 2:53:24 AM
IP Address: 46.144.61.244
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Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in Flexible Operating Plans

place for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? (FOPs)
Q2 What type of training is currently being administered The department has dedicated training specific to these
to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? types of incidents.
Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Live training,

incidents, which tools do you use for training? (Choose
Other not listed (please
all that apply)
specify):
by using the Crash Recovery system for a save approach
have you found?
VW hybride with a termal runaway battery pack

vehicles
Q7 Please share your SOPs on hybrid electric/electric Respondent skipped th is question

team from it.
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Name:
DepartmenVOrganization: City Fire Department

CityfTown: Ass en
State/Province: Drenthe
Country: The Netherlands
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 11:10:34 AM
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 17, 201811:13:44AM
IP Address: 66.160.218.201

to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? applied to hybrid electric/electric veh icles or other
similar incidents.
Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Virtual/ Technology-based

all that apply}
Q4 W hat events has your department already experienced with hybrid electric/electric vehicles, and if so what issues
have you found?
Nothing that I am aware of

vehicles? (Choose all that apply}
vehicles


Q6 What is your department type? Career
learn from it.
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publicly; it will be used only for administrative purposes .
Name:
Department!Organization: City or Tyler Fire

City/Town: Tyler
State/Province: Texas
Country: United States
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Collector: Web Link 3 (Web Link}
Started: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 12:12:00 PM
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 17, 201812:18:03 PM
IP Address: 216.110.211.94

similar Incidents.

all that apply)
Table-top exercises
have you found?
We have had only two incidents involving hybrid vehicles. Neither required extrication other than popping the door with hydraulic
spreaders. Therefore, limited exposure.

vehicles

learn from it.
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08 Please provide your contact information in case we have follow-up questions. This information will not be shared
Name:
DepartmenUOrganization: Umat.llla Rural Fire Protection District

City/Town: Umatilla
State/Province: Oregon
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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assessment of events involving hybrid el ectric/electric vehicles .
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Time Spent: 00:01 :46
IPAddress: 209.60.102.241
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to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? app lied to hybrid electric/electric vehicles or other
similar incidents.

all that apply)
training
have you found?
Vehicle Accidents, Heavy Rescues and Fires

learn from it.
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Name:
DepartmenUOrganization: Rincon Fire Department

Cityffown: Valley Center
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Thursday, January 18, 2018 12:09:21 PM
Last Modified: Thursday, January 18, 2018 12:15:25 PM
IP Address: 142.165.199.117
similar incidents.

all that apply)
Virtual/ Technology--based
training
have you found?
None to date

Q7 Please share your SOPs on hybrid electric/electric vehicles training and response so other fire chiefs can leam
from it.
OG602-05VehicleExtrication.pdf (275KB)
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Name:
DepartmenVOrganization: Swift Current Fire Department

City/Town: Swift Current
State/Province: SASKATCHEWAN
Country: Canada
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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IP Address: 71.192.159.78
Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in Written

place for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? Polley

all that apply)
Live training,
Table-top exercises,

specify):
Awareness courses in hybrid and Hydrigen Fuel cell vehicles
offered by the State Fire Academy
have you found?
MVC's including a car into a pond

learn from it.
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Name:
Department/Organization: Templeton Fire-EMS
City/Town: Templeton
State/Province: MA
Country: USA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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assessment of events invol ving hybrid electric/electric vehicles .
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Time Spent: 00:01 :19
IP Address: 67.38.220.198

similar incidents.

all that apply}
have you found?
None to date known

vehicles
learn from it.
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Q8 Please provide your contact information in case we Respondent skipped this question
purposes.
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Started: Thursday, January 18,2018 1:06:11 PM
Last Modified: Thursday, January 18,2018 1:09:13 PM
IPAddress: 71.75.65.99


all that apply)
live training
04 What events has your department already experienced with hybrid electric/electric vehicles, and if so what issues
have you found?
Our only encounters have been MVCs and no issues have arisen

learn from it.
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Name:
DepartmenVOrganization: Charlotte Fire Department

City/Town: Charlotte
State/Province: North Carolina
Country: USA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Friday, January 19, 2018 7:56:54 AM
last Modified: Friday, January 19, 2018 7:58:57 AM
IP Address: 173.212.40.27
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Q2 What type of training is currently being administered The department has no hybrid electric/electric vehicles
to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? inc ident training.

all that apply)
specify):
this question would not let me answer that we do not have
training for these incidents
have you found?
none to date; however our town recently installed charging stations

vehicles

learn from it.
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Name:
Department/Organization: Elkin Fire Department

City/Town: Elkin
State/Province: NC
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Friday, January 19, 2018 3:32:04 PM
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IPAddress: 173.14.33.217
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all that apply)
have you found?
Extrication on hybrid vehicle and a car fire
Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electriclelectric

learn from it.
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QS Please provide your contact information in case we Respondent skipped this question
purposes.
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Started: Monday, January 22, 2018 9:59:39 PM
last Modified: Monday, January 22, 2018 10:01:53 PM
IPAddress: 24.113.170.92

to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? incident training.

all that apply)
specify):
None
have you found?
None yet

vehicles
Resource/funding shortages to traininglrespond to


learn from it.
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Name:
DepartmenUOrganization: Quilcene Fire Rescue
City/Town: Quilcene
State/Province: WA
Country: USA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 3:01 :21 PM
IP Address: 192.95.78.162
Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in Written

place for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? Policy
Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles live training

incidents, which tools do you use for training? (Choose
all that apply}
have you found?
None
Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Resource/funding shortages to training/respond to

learn from it.
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purposes.
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#17

Last Modified: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4 :01:32 PM
IP Address: 108.160.51.146


all that apply)
Live training,
Virtual/ Technology-based
training
have you found?
None

vehicles

learn from it.
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IP Address: 68.226.223.136
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to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? types of Incidents.

all that apply)
live training,
training

specify):
Dealership visits. Very effective.
have you found?
None
QS What obstacles does your department face in Understanding by tow operators of the known the
responding to incidents with hybrid electric/electric hazards of hybrid electric/electric vehicles
Q7 Please share you r SOPs on hybrid electric/electric Respondent skipped this question
learn from it.
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Name:
Department/Organization: leblanc VFD

Cityffown: Abbeville
State/Province: louisiana
Country: USA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Last Modified: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4:09:18 PM
IPAddress: 174.218.5.89

similar incidents.

all that apply)
have you found?
None so far

vehicles
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The National Transportation Satety Hoard (NTSH) has asked the ttre service tor asststance m trymg to establish an
QB Please provide your contact information in case we have follow-up questions. This information will not be shared
publicly; it will be used only for administrative purposes .
Name:
City/Town: Appling
State/Province: GA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4 :10:53 PM
Last Modified : Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4:12:33 PM
IPAddress: 66.31.91.182
Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols cu rrently in None

similar incidents.

all that apply)
training
have you found?
None

vehicles

learn from it.
Page 2
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Name:
DepartmenVOrganization: West Barnstable FD

City/Town: West Barnstable
State/Province: MA
Country: USA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Saturday, January 27, 2018 7:48:58 AM
last Modified: Saturday, January 27, 2018 7:54:29 AM
IP Address: 96.43.36 .115


all that apply)
live training,
training
have you found?
MVA on 4 lane highways

vehicles


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Name:
Department/Organization : Brookland protection District

CityfTown: Brookland
State/Province: Ar
Country: Craighead
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Started: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 11 :05:12 AM
Last Modified: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 11 :07:17 AM
IP Address: 209.74.236.129
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all that apply)
Live training,
Virtual I Technology-based
training
have you found?
none yet
Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electriclelectric

Training on hybrid electriclelectric
vehicles

learn from it.
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Name:
DepartmenUOrganization: Pender
Cityffown: Pender
State/Province: Ne
Country: us
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Q2 What type of training is currently being administered The department t rains on general tactics that can be
similar incidents.

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Live training
have you found?
None
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Name:
DepartmenUOrganization: Village of Boys Town FD

Cityffown: Boys Town
State/Province: NE
Country: us
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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IP Address: 207.68.211 .169

similar incidents.

all that apply}
specify):
class room, but general safety issues are brought up on
!hybrids when class is on veh fires, crashes.
have you found?
N/A Haven't had one here

vehicles


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Name:
Department/Organization: Burwell Vol Fire Department
City/Town: Burwell
State/Province: Nebraska
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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IPAddress: 24.223.104.220
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all that apply)
specify):
We have talked through where the batteries are, but have
not had a vehicle to practice on.
have you found?
We haven't had any incidents with these vehicles.

vehicles
learn from it.
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Q8 Please provide your contact infonnation in case we have follow·up questions. This information will not be shared
Name:
Department/Organization: Lexington Volunteer Fire Department

CityfTown: Lexington
State/Province: NE
Email Address:
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IP Address: 204.26.72.172

to your responders for hybrid electric/electric vehicles? incident t raining.

all that apply)
specify):
Have no training at the present Time however some is
scheduled.
have you found?
None so far!

vehicles


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all that apply)
Live training
have you found?
none

vehicles


Q7 Please share your SOPs on hybrid electric/electric Respondent skipped this question1
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Name:
DepartmenVOrganization: Cozad Fire and Rescue

Cityffown: Cozad
State/Province: NE
Country: USA
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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Collector: Web Link 3 (Web Link}
IPAddress: 173.240.95.85

Q2 What type of training is currently being administered The department trains on general t actics that can be
similar incidents.

all that apply)
Table-top exercises
have you found?
have not had to extricate persons from this type yet

Q7 Please share your SOPs on hybrid electric/electric Respondent s kipped this question
learn from it.
Page2
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QB Please provide your contact information in case we have follow-up questions. This information will not be shared
DepartmenVOrganization: NELIGH FIRE

CityfTown: NELIGH
State/Province: NE
Country: USA
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IP Address: 75.68.191.59


all that apply)
specify):
No training has been done
have you found?
We have had limited response to hybrid vehicle incidents

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Name:
DepartmenUOrganization: Bowdoinham Fire Rescue

City/Town: Bowdoinham
State/Province: Maine
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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IP Address: 96.31.180.64


all that apply)
live training
have you found?
No events, had a look at a car for information,given by a tow operator.

learn from it.
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purposes.
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Last Modified: Thursday, February 01 , 2018 1:58:46 PM
IP Address: 164.119.63.161

similar incidents.

incidents. which tools do you use for training? (Choose training
all that apply)
Live training
have you found?
motor vehicle crashes with hybrids/electric vehicles.

Training on hybrid electricfelectric
vehicles

learn from it.
Page 2
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shared publicly; it will 'be used only for administrative
purposes.
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assessment of events involving hybrid el ectric/electric vehicles .
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last Modified: Thursday, February 01, 2018 5:08:05 PM
IPAddress: 108.160.51 .146

Q2 What type of training is currently being administered The department has no hybrid electric/electric vehic les

all that apply)
l iva training,
Table-top exercises,
training
have you found?
Have had some people come and talk about them at Mutual Aid meetings

vehicles


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assessment of events involving hybrid electric/electric vehicles . ·
leam from it.
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Name:
Department/Organization: Masiso Fire and Rescue

City/Town: Madison
State/Province: Ne
Email Address:
Phone Number:
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT

SURVEY RESPONSES on HYBRID ELECTRIC and ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Survey of Fire Departments Conducted by IAFC and NVFC

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Written Policy 6.25% 2

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) 12 50% 4

Best Industry Practice 21 88% 7

Flexible Operating Plans (FOPs) 9.38% 3

The department has no hybrid electric/electric vehicles Incident training. 31 .25% 10

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES

Classroom 1 wntten training 8125% 26

Live training 43 75°~ 14

Table-top exercises 1563% 5

VIrtual / Technology-based tra1mng 4063% 13

Awareness of hybnd electrlc/electnc vehicles 71 .88% 23

Training on hybnd electric/electric vehicles 68.75% 22

Resource/funding shortages to training/respond to hybrtd electric/electric vehicles 6:5.63% 21

Understanding by tow operators of lhe known lhe hazards of hybrid 31 .2!5% 10

Combination. mostly volunteer 25.00% 8

Federal / M1l1tary 0.00% 0

Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Classroom I written

QS What obstacles does your department face in Resource/funding shortages to training/respond to

QG What is your department type? Combination, mostly career

Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in Best Industry

Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Classroom I written

QS What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electric/electric

Q6 What is your department type? Volunteer

Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in Best Industry

Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Classroom I written

motor vehicle crashes, vehicle fires involving hybrid.

Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Training on hybrid electric/electric

Q6 What is your department type? Combination, mostly career

Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in None

Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Virtual / Technology-based

Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electric/electric

Understanding by tow operators of the known the

Q6 What is your department type? Combination, mostly volunteer

Respondent skipped this question

Department/Organization: Fort Saskatchewan

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Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in Flexible Operating Plans

Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Live training,

VW hybride with a termal runaway battery pack

Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electric/electric

Q6 What is your department type? Combination, mostly volunteer

Q7 Please share your SOPs on hybrid electric/electric Respondent skipped th is question

DepartmenVOrganization: City Fire Department

Country: The Netherlands

Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in None

Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Virtual/ Technology-based

Nothing that I am aware of

QS What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electric/electric

Resource/funding shortages to training/respond to

Understanding by tow operators of the known the

Q6 What is your department type? Career

Department!Organization: City or Tyler Fire

Q1 What are the post-crash/fire protocols currently in None

Q3 If you train for hybrid electric/electric vehicles Classroom I written

Q5 What obstacles does your department face in Awareness of hybrid electric/electric

Resource/funding shortages to training/respond to