Hochburg fire brigade: Training for the safe handling of electric cars!

Hochburg fire brigade: Training for the safe handling of electric cars!

in the Braunau district, more precisely in Hochburg-Ach, the fire brigade carried out an innovative training for handling electric vehicles. In view of the increasing number of electric cars, the challenges for the emergency services are also increasing. The high-voltage systems and batteries of these vehicles in particular require special knowledge and measures in an emergency. In order to optimally prepare the firefighters for missions with electric cars, fire brigade commander Abi Martin Wilske organized a comprehensive training on February 7 and 8, 2025, in which numerous managers and emergency services took part from the fire brigade Hochburg and from the neighboring district of Altötting. According to fireworld.at this training was carried out by the specialized company Q4flo from Baden-württemberg And included both theoretical and practical parts, including realistic simulations with an electric car simulator. The scenarios that simulated a battery edge and thus illustrated the serious danger situation were particularly impressive

practical training on the simulator

The use of a specially developed simulation vehicle as a training platform enables firefighters to experience the challenges in dealing with high -voltage vehicles up close. The participants were able to simulate various accident and fire cases without taking the risk of damaging a real electric vehicle. This is a crucial step to increase security and efficiency in use, says Wilske. "We firefighters are practical and now we have the opportunity to practice the car," he emphasized, while the participants trained under realistic conditions. The training is intended to help reduce fears and at the same time to expand the technical knowledge of the special dangers of electric vehicles, as in a report from Nachrichten. is listed.

Those responsible for the fire brigade agree that comprehensive training in this area is essential, especially when you consider that electric cars are increasingly involved in traffic accidents. Wilske explained that it was important to be informed about the dangers through high -voltage systems and chemical vapors, and that depending on the situation, special equipment, such as thermal imaging cameras and respiratory protection, should be used in order to be able to act quickly and safely in an emergency