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Every manufacturer of hybrid and electric vehicles provides this level of detailed information to first responders. For example, here's the 36 page emergency response guide for the Ford Maverick:

https://www.ford.com/acslibs/content/dam/na/ford/en_us/image...

Even conventional vehicles get at least a rescue sheet illustrating the location of hazards like the fuel tank, airbag inflators and seatbelt pre-tensioners.

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Do first responders read these guides on the scene? Or do fire departments study them when a new one is released? Seems like a lot to study ahead of time, seems like a lot to read when lives are on the line.

Tesla and other manufactures also sponsor training events with first responders...

https://abc7.com/post/tesla-hosts-event-aimed-training-socal...

A motor vehicle extrication is a very technical exercise — firefighters don’t just jump out of the truck and start hacking into a car.

They followed a structured arrival and size-up process that (among many other things) involves identifying and neutralising hazards, such as airbags. To do that, they’ll flick through the rescue guide to find out the locations of things like batteries, and other specific details relevant to the task at hand.

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