Industrial Firefighting for Municipal Firefighters

Description

Although municipal firefighters respond on a daily basis to industrial fires or emergencies, even the largest fire departments often focus most of their training and attention to residential and commercial structures, vehicles or wildland firefighting. This book was written to specifically prepare the municipal firefighter for responses to a wide range of industrial fires, where the situation will be much different. As advances in automation and reductions in industrial fire brigades are made, it is increasingly likely that firefighters will be called to an incident at one of these vulnerable facilities due to a fire or terrorist event, and municipal firefighters must be prepared to respond. An educated and efficient response will assist with the mitigation of large loss fires or other events, minimizing business interruption and the resultant dollar loss as well as minimizing the impact to the community at large. Content: Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents • 1. Purpose of This Book 2. Industrial Qualifications and Skills Required 3. Industrial Emergency Response Teams and Municipal Interface 4. Incident Management 5. Preincident Response Planning 6. Drills and Exercises 7. General Firefighting Tactics and Response Concerns 8. Fixed and Semifixed Suppression Systems and Water Supplies 9. Fire and Gas Detection Systems 10. Terrorism and Security Issues 11. Hazardous Materials 12. Petroleum Refining 13. Chemical and Petrochemical Facilities 14. Nuclear Facilities 15. Bulk Grain Storage and Processing Occupancies 16. Textiles 17. Storage and Warehouses 18. Recycling Facilities 19. Pulp and Paper Manufacturing 20. Plastics Manufacturing 21. Woodworking Facilities 22. Food and Beverage Facilities 23. Laboratories 24. Marine Operations Including Shipyards 25. Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas 26. Steel and Aluminum Manufacturing 27. Printing Establishments 28. Quenching and Annealing 29. Aircraft and Aircraft Facilities 30. Electric Power Generation 31. Storage Tank Facilities 32. Well Drilling Sites 33. Pipelines 34. Automotive Manufacturing • Glossary • Acronyms and Abbreviations • Bibliography Index • About the Authors