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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The automotive industry continues to evolve with a shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) or hybrids.
While the number of EVs on the road continues to climb, so does the need to understand the risks involved when responding to them if they’ve been involved in a crash.
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That’s why a number of first responders and tow truck operators got some classroom and hands-on training this morning near Garretson.
“The educational portion of it never stops,” Don Cerovski EVA I-TECC trainer said.
They don’t happen very often, but there is a potential risk of electric vehicles catching fire.
EVs are equipped with lithium-ion batteries which can result in fires that are intense and challenging to extinguish.
That’s why the South Dakota Towing Association sponsored this training class at Nordstrom’s Automotive for first responders and tow truck operators at no charge.
The trainer explained the risks.
“You still have potential of fire sources that could be created through heat from electrical shorts on these vehicles and we are trying to make these operators and roadway workers aware of these hazards,” Don Cerovski EVA I-TECC trainer said.
The first thing they need to know is how to identify an electric vehicle, because fire isn’t the only problem.
“Well the biggest thing we watch out for is the high voltage battery,” Shannon Nordstrom of Nordstrom’s Automotive said.
Because those types of batteries can be deadly.
“Direct current is going to grab you and hold you and it can quickly injure you or kill you if you’re not being safe with the practices you use,” Nordstrom said.
That’s why these classes are so important to teach first responders and tow truck operators what to do when they come upon an EV that’s been disabled on the side of a road or involved in a crash.
“Our mission is the safety of roadway workers and we hope everyone can go home to see their families and have time to go back out and service the public and their disablements,” Cervoski said.
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