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Training on hybrid vehicles
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Posted about 1 year ago With there being more and more hybrid vehicles, have any fire departments done traning on these vehicles? |
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| Posted about 1 year ago my fire co hasn't, but there are articles in fire house magazine submitted from other stations that tell how they did it and everything. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago I mean with having both gas and electric there is a lot that can go wrong when you have to cut someone out of the vehicle. I'm glad to see that there are departments out there training on hybrids. I would hate to see a firefighter get hurt in the line of duty due to not having the proper training.
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| Posted about 1 year ago We actually covered some stuff in my EMT class when we were studying extrication. I did a report on it and presented it in one of my fire classes. My department has done zero training on this however... maybe I should bring it up.. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago I would bring it up to your training officer. It would help keep the members of your department safe. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago I would definitely bring it up, there's a huge potential for electrocution in a hybrid situation. |
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| Posted about 1 year ago My department hasn't or doesn't have any training available for the Hybrid vehicals. They keep mentioning it, but I haven't heard anything new on if they were going to be getting someone to come out and show us some stuff. We are a volunteer Dept. with a VERY small town. So we don't get much actual training at our Dept anyways, all of our area Dept go to the training center. Has anyone had any expierence yet with a Hybrid in a wreck? |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Most hybrids are marked with an H on their trunk or fender label, but not all. The battery packs are in the trunk. They produce between 140-400 volts. There is generally a circuit breaker in the trunk on the side wall or a fuse under the hood marked HEV or IGTC. Circuits are supposed to be tripped with air bag deployment. Even after pulling the breaker/fuse, power is maintained to the airbags for 90 seconds and 5 minutes to the power system. All power cables that run from the engine bay to the trunk are orange-DO NOT CUT. Any cribbing must be placed under the frame, but be careful as the high voltage lines run just inside the frame underneath. Do not pinch them. Hydrogen/CNG lines are red. Hybrids make no noise when at idle, so it could be running. All these vehicles still have a 12 volt battery also. I have an excellent powerpoint if I can figure out how to post it. Jeff Draper
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| Posted about 1 year ago OK, here is a link to the hybrid training I mentioned above. The direct link was apparently too long for here, so click this link http://www.volentevfd.org , then click on TRAINING on the left, it is 26Mbs, large file. It will download. Once it does, at the top click SLIDE SHOW, then VIEW SHOW. This is good and long enough to use for a training meeting. Jeff Draper
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| Posted about 1 year ago Everyone needs this training, there is a lot of potenial for dangers, but with proper training hybrids are no more dangerous than conventional vehicles. There is a lot of rumors and misinformation out that has created a great fear , I have replys from departments that says "We do not and will not do extrcation on hybrid vehicles" That is unaceptible for the fire service. I am almost fineshed with a new training manual on hybrids and SRS systems. I sent the manuscript to the publishers last week. Hoping it will be out by the first of the year. It will be from Delmar Thompson.
Lee Junkins
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| Posted about 1 year ago For those of you in the Texas, Ok. La. Ark area I will be doing a complete school on them at Extrication Fest March 14-16 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Ft Worth. For those in the Washington, Oregan area I will be doing a 5 day school on them at the Northwest Fire Conference Feb. 3rd - 7th Lee Junkins
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| Posted 11 months ago We got 2 seperate classes on this topic....they both rocked. I would love to take another. Now if I could only get to REALLY cut one up!!! |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Yeah we did some, but i would like more training on these vehicles. There everywhere. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago ok yall Pappy is the man to talk to he does a GREAT class on hybrids |
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| Posted about 1 month ago definately need training here. It's been several years but when I was on the rescue squad here I attended a TARS class on hybrids. I had no clue of all the dangers that lurked by placing the jaws in the wrong location. Even though I know I will, I hope to never encounter on of these that someone needs extricated. Lord be with the ones of you that have or will. One Shot. One Kill. Ready to die but never will!!!!! R.I.P. Chesty |
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| Posted about 1 month ago we did a 3.5 hour class entitled "Responding to hybrid vehicle incidents and occupant protection systems training". It was all classroom, but it was very imformative and well put together. The course was put on by Emergency training LLC. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Watch the training section under rescue, I have started a series of training on hybrids I sent Part #1 in yesterday it should be up Mon or Tue. I will get others written as soon as possible.
Lee Junkins
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| Posted about 1 month ago Here in NC we have a few state recgonized classes taught. We reccomend that people attend these classes frequently due to constant changes and improvements in the vehichles. Being that Hybrids are a new concept there is very limited hands on training that can be done due to insufficient veihcles to train on but you can simulate a Hybrid with any vehichle. All you need to do is mark the areas where hazards would be present. At our dept we have arranged with the local dealerships to provide us with owners manuals whenever a new vehichle comes out. We try and have a training session annually on this topic. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Pappy says ...
The article is posted but it was put under Firefighter Safety instead of Rescue Lee Junkins
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