Walworth Fire Department & Walworth Ambulance

Hybrid Cars and First Responders: Overemphasized As a Hazard?

Now that hundreds more hybrid cars take to our roads each day, one might wonder if public safety agencies are overly concerned about all of those high-voltage battery packs zipping along at freeway speeds.

Not too much. Turns out that a good amount of training—and, in case of fire, lots of water—should be most of what a first responder needs upon arriving at an accident involving a hybrid.

Read more about this topic in the training link...