The Program
Lithium-Ion Revolution
The Lithium-Ion revolution course covers each of the 3 cell types and how they are used. Students will learn how the portable battery industry has changed the fire landscape and what we can do to keep pace. Understanding how and why these cells are failing is key to any fire service apprenticeship.
- History of Lithium-Ion cell
- 3 cell types
- Pouch
- Prismatic
- Cylindrical
- How and why they fail
- The significance of the 18650 cell
- 4 use platforms
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
- Battery Energy Storage
- E-Mobility
- Hand-Held devices
- Strategies and tactics for each of the 4 use platforms
- Suppression mediums and devices
- Conducting a thorough overhaul
- Clean up resources – Dept. of Ecology
- Documentation – “The NFIRS Gap”
- Lithium-Ion Gases – An ongoing concern
- Charging Stations – NFPA 70 / NFPA 30A
- Trouble on planes
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Begin Your Journey
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