
Hazards & Response Tactics for Battery Energy Storage Systems
July 16 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
Dates: 2025: July 16th: 1830-2100 Course: FREE
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Audience: General fire services
Instructor:
Anthony Natale | Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC | Director of Risk & Response
NFPA 1, 18, 385, & 855 Technical Committee Member
ProBoard Level II Fire Instructor
Overview: The course is designed to provide an overview of stationary battery energy storage systems, equipment, safety features, risk in terms of fire, plume and explosion. The course will cover the hazards and response tactics for each failure scenario.
- Lithium-Ion Battery Failures
- Stationary Energy Storage System Concept
- Site Overview
- System Equipment
- Battery Management System
- Emergency System Shut Down (E-Stops)
- Detection & Suppression
- Hazards
- Managing Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
- Exposure Control
- On Arrival
- Scene Size-Up
- 8 Critical Tasks
- Response Tactics
- Post Incident Operations