Why We’re Choosing Prepared Over Scared at Knoepfler Chevrolet

November 11th, 2026 by

If an emergency happens at work, there’s something we don’t always think about:

We’re already here. First responders aren’t.

Sometimes regular people have to act before help arrives. Most of us have never been taught what to do in that moment.

That’s why we’re providing our team with the two-hour online personal-safety training from S.A.V.E. Yourself Academy.

Training for Regular People

S.A.V.E. Yourself is led by Chad Sheehan, the current Woodbury County Sheriff.

Chad brings years of real-world experience, but what stands out is how simply and naturally he teaches. This training is built for regular people — coworkers, parents, friends and neighbors.

And what our team learns goes with them — home, into the community and around our customers every day.

Ben Knoepfler, Partner & Dealer Principal, said it best:

“These are people we care about. They have families and people who count on them, and every day we have customers who trust us when they walk through our doors. I’m grateful this training exists and that we’re able to bring it to our team. Hopefully they never need it. But if they do, I’m glad they’ll have something to fall back on.”

Prepared, Not Scared

At Knoepfler Chevrolet, we like easy.

Hard Name. Easy Dealership.

But there’s one thing we don’t want our people to be: an easy target.

We hope they never need what they learn.

But if they do, we want them to know what to do.

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