The Midwest EV Fire Academy

Friday, October 9, 2026

Program Schedule (8:00AM-5PM)

• 8:00AM-12:00PM - Class

  • 8:00-11:00 - Lecture presentation (Classroom) - Presented by Chris Pfaff & other instructors

  • 11AM-12PM-Lithium Ion Battery Burn -provided by KnightTek

    • EV module burn (Weather depending) - Presented by KnightTEK

• 12PM to 1:00- Lunch - Provided by Fire Engineering Training & KnightTEK

• 1:00 - 5:00pm - Hands On Rotations - EV/Battery Tactics on the drill grounds

  • Lecture Presentation (Classroom) - Presented by Todd Smith

    • Rotation #1 - Battery breakdown presented by Tim Ferretti 

    • Rotation #2 - Hands-on tactics presented by Adam McFadden 

    • Rotation #3 - EV walkthrough presented by Patrick Durham

6:00-9:00PM- Evening Networking opportunities