{"id":419,"date":"2023-07-11T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/cpmd\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:21:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:21:04","slug":"charging-into-the-future-hazards-of-lithium-batteries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/cpmd\/charging-into-the-future-hazards-of-lithium-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Charging Into The Future &#8211; Hazards of Lithium Ion Batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Charging Into The Future\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0$95.00<\/h1>\n<h2>Hazards of Lithium-Ion Batteries<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Dates<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease contact our office for future dates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"138\" \/>\n<p><strong>Course Duration<\/strong><br \/>\n2 hours\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Bucksport campus<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"138\" \/>\n<p><strong>Course Description<\/strong><br \/>\nThis awareness level class introduces the hazards of lithium ion batteries as well as the challenges they bring to firefighters, fire service organizations, and the communities in which they serve.\u00a0 \u00a0All firefighters and life safety professionals should anticipate and prepare for this fast trending hazard.<\/p>\n<p>TOPICS COVERED:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Batteries by Category<\/li>\n<li>What is Driving Battery Change?<\/li>\n<li>Lithium Ion Batteries and Micro Mobility Devices<\/li>\n<li>National Incidents and Community Impact<\/li>\n<li>The Science Behind the Power<\/li>\n<li>Operational Response &#8211; Fire Extinguishment Considerations<\/li>\n<li>Post Fire Extinguishment Considerations<\/li>\n<li>Electrical Vehicle (EV) Fire Overview<\/li>\n<li>Looking Forward in Community Fire Prevention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"138\" \/>\n<p><strong>Participants<\/strong><br \/>\nMinimum 4\u00a0 \u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0Maximum 24<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"138\" \/>\n<p><strong>Instructor<\/strong><br \/>\nLisa Burton is a longtime advocate for firefighter safety.\u00a0 She has 13 years of experience in fire service, safety, training and public speaking.\u00a0 She serves as a Captain with Castine Fire Rescue Department in Castine, Maine and currently serves as the Everyone Goes Home Advocate Region 1 Advocate Manager for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. In that role, Lisa oversees the New England Region volunteer trainers who deliver programs to develop instructors to support NFFF\u2019s Everyone Goes Home programs.<\/p>\n<p>A Credentialed Chief Training Officer, Lisa works as a shipboard fire instructor for Maine Maritime Academy, Hancock County Fire Academy instructor and a state fire instructor with Maine Fire Service Institute. Lisa has presented a FDIC\/Women In Fire Leadership Conference and Women In Fire International as well as regional and state level events.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa holds a Master of Science degree in Emergency Management with a concentration in Management of Fire and Emergency Services from Eastern Kentucky University and presently works for the University of Maine System as the Interim Director and Emergency Coordinator for the Department of Safety Management.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"138\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charging Into The Future\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0$95.00 Hazards of Lithium-Ion Batteries &nbsp; Upcoming Dates Please contact our office for future dates. &nbsp; &nbsp; Course Duration 2 hours\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Bucksport campus Course Description This awareness level class introduces the hazards of lithium ion batteries as well as the challenges they bring to firefighters, fire service organizations, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/cpmd\/charging-into-the-future-hazards-of-lithium-batteries\/\"> Read More...<\/a>","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Charging Into The Future - Hazards of Lithium Ion Batteries - Center for Professional Mariner Development<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/cpmd\/charging-into-the-future-hazards-of-lithium-batteries\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Charging Into The Future - Hazards of Lithium Ion Batteries - Center for Professional Mariner Development\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Charging Into The Future\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0$95.00 Hazards of Lithium-Ion Batteries &nbsp; 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