Vehicle manufacturers submit emergency response guides and rescue sheets to NHTSA for covered electric-powered passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses. This provides first and second responders access to information regarding the safe handling of battery-, hybrid-, and fuel cell electric vehicles in emergencies and for towing and storing operations.

An emergency response guide contains in-depth vehicle-specific information related to fire, submersion, leakage of fluids, towing and storage of vehicles for responders. A rescue sheet is an abbreviated version of the emergency response guide that gives quick information about a vehicle's construction, intended for use by responders at the scene of a crash.