Drive Electric Earth Month

Drive Electric Event
First Responder EV Awareness program at Ridgewood
Ridgewood, NJ
May 10 2025

Day: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time: 9:45 am - 11:30 pm EDT
Location: Somerville Elementary School
45 S Pleasant Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450

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New Jersey EVA and EZ Ride are pleased to offer an EV awareness program for first responders in the State. This program is particularly suitable for firefighters and aims to increase awareness of EV-specific safety procedures for first responders deployed to a scene involving electric vehicle collisions. It comprises one hour of in-class presentation by an NJ-certified firefighter, NJIT Adjunct Professor, and a subject matter expert on energy storage, followed by 1.5 hrs of hands-on inspections of various plug-in electric vehicles.

The presentation agenda covers:
  • General Intro to EVs  
  • Size Up / Initial Response
  • Extraction
  • Fire Suppression
  • Use of Emergency Response Guides on multiple on-site EVs (no turnout gear needed) 

This program earns 15 points for the Sustainable Jersey EV-friendly town category.

Please note that the presentation portion will be happening at Ridgewood Fire Department and is not open to the public. The EV display portion will be at Somerville Elementary School (in Ridgewood), and this is where we want you to come.
Please arrive at 9:45 AM. Follow the green feather flag "Drive Electric".



Registered Attendees

There are currently 4 attendees registered.

Owners of These Vehicles Have Registered To Attend

Vehicle Registered
Rivian R1T 1
Smart fortwo electric drive 1
2 Models 2

Registered attendees report 165,000 electric miles driven.

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