Data-driven learning for an electrified world

Electric Vehicle Fire and Safety Training

EV battery fires...demystified

People often tell us there’s a real sense of panic in their organisation when EV fires are mentioned — a clear sign that basic battery fire literacy is lacking.

Across all sectors, our online and in-person training helps you understand, prevent, and respond to EV and lithium-ion battery fire risks...with confidence.

Browse courses by topic here:

Browse all EV fire courses

Build and assess safer EV charging

Short battery fire induction courses

Initial emergency response

Secondary response tow, recovery

High voltage and fire safety

Post-incident hazards 

Online and live events

All EV Fire Courses

Why train with us?

Flexible training - learn from anywhere, on any device
Built by experts (who are also EV-experienced firefighters!)
Trusted by companies and organisations globally

New tech =
new challenges

Electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries are everywhere — powering the vehicles, devices and systems we rely on daily...but with them come new fire safety challenges. Whether you’re responding to incidents, managing sites, or ensuring workforce safety, learning how battery fires start, behave, and can be mitigated is essential.

From firefighters to facilities managers, our online training helps you understand, prevent and respond to EV and battery fire risks.

We call it proactive EV fire risk management.
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Who is EV fire training for?

Our training helps everyone stay safer around electric vehicles and is designed to assist:
  • Emergency
  • Tow and recovery
  • Ports / shipping
  • Mining
  • Military
  • Airports
  • Councils / Government
  • CPOs
  • Retail
  • Distribution centres
  • Construction
  • Automotive
  • Education
  • Venues
  • Apartments

What will you learn?

When you train with EV FireSafe, you're tapping into sensible, data-driven research and knowledge that's globally recognised. Here's just some of what our online or in-person training sessions cover:

  • What is a lithium-ion battery and where are they used? 
  • What's an electric vehicle (EV) and how do they work?
  • EV charging cables, units and stations - the basics!
  • What is 'thermal runaway' and what are the early warning signs?
  • When is there a higher risk of EV battery fire?
  • When should you call for emergency help?
  • The simple steps you can take to safer EV charging sites
  • Do you need to buy a fire blanket or extinguisher for your charging site?
  • How to assess the fire safety of an EV charging site
  • What do you need to know about high voltage safety on road and in workshops?
  • What are the hazards of post-incident removal, storage and investigation?

How is training delivered?

Online courses

World-leading online training to enable everyone — anywhere in the world — to build lithium-ion battery fire safety knowledge quickly, easily, and on their own schedule.

SCORM courses

Our SCORM-compliant courses integrate seamlessly with your existing LMS, making it easy to deliver, track, and report on battery fire safety training across your entire organisation.

In-person events

We love connecting with people at in-person training events, bringing real-world EV fire expertise, interactive learning and hands-on discussions directly to your team.
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Built by firefighters, funded by Defence, trusted globally 

Introducing your instructors

Emma Sutcliffe

EV FireSafe director
Emma is the Director of EV FireSafe, a private company funded by the Australian Department of Defence to research EV battery fires & emergency response. She is also an operational volunteer firefighter.

Dan Fish

EV firesafe HEAD OF technicaL
Dan is EV FireSafe's Technical Specialist & EV safety guru. He started his career as a mechanic & became a full-time firefighter 20 years ago. He now has an encyclopaedic knowledge of EVs & high voltage systems.

Frequently asked questions

Can I learn whenever I like?

Yes! Many courses on evfiresafe.training can be started immediately after registration and payment (if required)

Is it a one time payment?

Yes - we don't have any subscription products. Pay once for instant access!

Do I have to sign up to evfiresafe.training?

Yes, we do ask you to sign up to complete courses or online events, just so we can track our learning products (but your information and any payment details are secure!)

You're based in Australia...can I join from another country?

Absolutely! All courses and video content are in English, but we're working on translations as well. At checkout, payments will be shown in Australian dollars, but converted for payment.

What will I learn?

Everything you need to know to work more confidently around EVs and lithium-ion batteries, based on your role, sector and requirements. Don't see what you're looking for? Contact us at hello@evfiresafe.com and we can build a course.

How has this training been developed?

EV FireSafe has been researching, burning, tearing down and examining EVs since 2018. These courses are based on our extensive experience, data and globally emerging best practice. In may cases, we’re setting the global standard in EV fire safety and response, and have built out frameworks and evidence-based assessment tools designed to protect people and property.

Who built these courses?

The team at EV FireSafe with other global experts! We're funded by the Department of Defence to research EV battery fires (our research is at evfiresafe.com), and have worked with government departments, critical infrastructure clients and emergency agencies to build awareness and enhance safety all over the world.

Are these courses accredited or have CPD points?

As there are no accreditation standards for the courses we run (anywhere in the world...yet!) our courses are not accredited, and we currently don't offer CPD points.

On all topics, we aim to set the global standard in EV fire training.

What if I have a question?

If something isn't clear, or you want to get in touch, email us at hello@evfiresafe.com - allow up to 48 hours for a response from our team.

Do you sell EV fire blankets or extinguishers?

We're very proud of our global research into EV battery fires (read more about that here) which is funded by the Australian Department of Defence. That funding means the knowledge we share with you here is completely independent and not influenced by products or sales.

An important point: Our team has serious reservations about the safety and efficacy of fire blankets, extinguishers and underbody sprays (amongst other products) marketed as suitable for lithium-ion or EV battery fires (thermal runaway). We have tested, and been present at testing, where these products have repeatedly failed to work. If you are considering the purchase of a product, please ensure you have done your due diligence as their use may cause injury or fatality.

Favourite feedback (so far)...

EV FireSafe is invaluable to those of us concerned with, and working in, lithium-ion battery & EV fire safety. 
Professor Paul Christensen
...so many positive comments & thank you messages from attendees of this training. You have made us all safer.
Country Fire Authority
...an immense contribution in updating concepts & information of high technical relevance for our team.
Sergipe State Vehicle Rescue Commission (Brazil)

The EV FireSafe team are

#thought leading | #globally recognised | #data-driven | #safety focused | #evidence based 

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