Vehicle Response Training

28/10/2026

Electric vehicle response goes beyond passenger cars—and we can expect to see more electric trucks on our roads as Tesla moves into volume production of the Semi this year.

This Tesla Semi fire in Hayward, California, closed freeway lanes for hours, highlighting why electric commercial vehicles belong in your department’s training and preplanning.

What electric trucks are operating in your response area? Is your crew prepared to recognize the hazards, find vehicle-specific response information, and plan for an extended incident?

At Vehicle Response Training, we help responders understand the technology so they can make informed decisions on scene.

Preparation starts before the call. 🚒⚡

Give us a call before you have to respond to yours.

Greg @ 612-998-0013
[email protected]
www.vehicleresponsetraining.com

(BCN) — Southbound lanes of Interstate 880 in Hayward were fully reopened early Wednesday morning again, hours after a Tesla semi caught fire on the freeway, the California Highway Patrol sai…

27/10/2026

Huge thank you to Palisade MN Fire and First Responders and our friends from McGregor Fire Department for hosting a great night of EV and lithium-ion battery response training. Thermal runaway, toxic smoke, extended cooling, and rural resource strain are real challenges, and these crews showed up ready to learn. Proud to be part of helping responders go home safe. 🚒❤️

23/10/2026

Spooky season is apon us 👻

22/10/2026

What an awesome couple of days with Minnetonka Fire Department! 🚒⚡🔥

Great crews, great questions, and plenty of energy as we tackled EV and lithium-ion battery emergency response together! We love working with firefighters who bring their experience, curiosity, and enthusiasm to the training—and Minnetonka delivered!

Thanks for having Vehicle Response Training out and making these last couple of days a blast. Stay safe, Minnetonka! 👊

22/10/2026

when Cathy got her pressure washer on in Calgary during a training run last year. Gotta keep the trucks clean!

21/10/2026

Good morning from Minnetonka Fire Department! Looking forward to another session of EV response training this morning! 🔥🚒🔥🚒

20/10/2026

EV on scene? Know how to keep it from moving.

Every crew is going to roll up on an electric vehicle sooner or later, and a car that is “off” doesn’t always stay that way. In this 2-minute video, we demo the Midtronics xIM100 immobilizer on a live EV and show how it fits into scene safety.

What you’ll see:

How the xIM100 works, shown on a real EV
Why vehicle immobilization matters for extrication, patient care, and crew safety
What to think about before you reach in or put hands on a high-voltage vehicle

Firefighters, EMS, and rescue crews all deserve the same thing: clear, practical EV knowledge before the tones drop, not after.

Watch the demo, then tell us in the comments: what’s your department’s biggest EV question right now?

Want hands-on EV and lithium-ion battery emergency response training for your crew? Message us or visit Vehicle Response Training.

15/10/2026

All set up at the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association conference in Duluth! If you’re here, come on by and say hi! We will also be outside in the rig if you want to check that out too!

14/10/2026

We are off to the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association Conference in Duluth to train! See you there!