Require Emergency Training for Lithium Battery Incidents

✦ Plain-Language Summary

This law requires emergency responders to receive specialized training on how to handle fires and other dangerous situations involving lithium-ion batteries. The training will help firefighters and other first responders safely deal with battery emergencies from devices like e-bikes, phones, and electric vehicles. This aims to better protect both emergency workers and the public when these increasingly common batteries cause fires or other hazardous situations.