This 8-hour course includes classroom and hands-on training to prepare responders to conduct risk-based responses to battery emergencies for multiple types of batteries including Lithium-Ion(Li-Ion).

The course covers batteries found in transportation including passenger vehicles, ground transport, air, and sea shipping, as well as residential, commercial and industrial settings.

Some course topics are battery construction and chemistry, recognition and identification, understanding direct current (DC), battery hazard and risk assessment, recognizing and responding to thermal runaway, response considerations, air monitoring, and battery fire strategy and tactics.