Fire Pumps: Cavitation (USFA)
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PART II – Scene Management is a function of IC (20 Ton NH3 Release)
AMAZINGLY POOR DECISION? And I am not referring to the media team, although I question their understanding of the risks they were taking! I am talking about the IC and the decision to permit a news crew to set up lights and camera in the HOT ZONE of an active release. This is the 2nd…...
Standpipe Systems: Standpipe Hose Connection Clearance (USFA)
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Baltimore Derailment crossing Impact and Explosion (Video – 5/2013)
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National Academies Press Releases New Volume of AEGLs Publication
The National Academies Press has released the fourteenth volume ofAcute Exposure Guideline Levels for Selected Airborne Chemicals, a publication that covers the acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) for seven of the approximately 400 extremely hazardous substances that have been identified by EPA. AEGLs are exposure levels below which adverse health effects are not likely to…...
Employers CHOICES differ between EPA and OSHA with Emergency Response decisions
Does a PSM/RMP facility have to have an emergency response team? One of the most frequent questions I have gotten over the past several years so here is my official response: No and Yes. Thanks for reading and send donations to ….. LOL! A little consulting humor there. Seriously, the employer has choices, but ULTIMATELY…...
Infamous video of FF blown off Ladder Truck in Pasadena, TX
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Scene Management is a function of IC
Just two weeks ago we lost a dozen firefighters and speculation is there was no formal Incident Command set-up/communicated in the response (based on radio traffic from the scene and responders). Here is another SIGNIFCANT INCIDENT involving a FULL Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) tanker truck being struck by a train. Note the appartus placement of the…...
FREE Emergency HAZMAT Planning Guide
The purpose of this guide is to help communities plan for hazardous materials incidents. Rural areas with limited resources may need to plan at the county or regional level. State officials seeking to develop a state emergency plan that is closely coordinated with local plans can adapt this guidance to their purposes. Likewise, officials of…...
The lost art of preplanning and the role of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
As a safety professional, former FF/EMT, HAZMAT Coordinator, and LEPC Chairperson I can personally attest to the value of what “preplanning” can do for a business, the community and its responders. Unfortunately in the current economic climate, most businesses, communities, and FD’s have had to set preplanning efforts to the side due to budget constraints…....
West, TX Explosion and Community Emergency Response Plan?
This is really sad! What is really sad is that “elected officials” had no idea of their responsibilities as it relates to the safety of their community. The one thing that is missing from the report is the lack involvement by the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). It is this commission, appointed by the governor…...
HIGH CHALLENGE Warehousing: Ammonium Nitrate as a typical case study (NFPA)
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