Buckeye Pipeline

Question 1

Composed of 2-12” steel pipes…

Answer 1

1-gasoline

1-kerosene (aviation fuel)

Question 2

Automatic valves?

Answer 2

require no action by FD personnel

Question 3

Wrenches?

Answer 3

• short tee- open hinged cover of valve
• 3 1/2 ft long yellow wrench-female fitting to mate with male in valve box
• combo wrench-combines short and long (yellow, also 3 1/2” long)

-manual shut off valves, generally located below ground in a valve using under a hinged cover

Question 4

Shippers line–extended from LONG ISLAND CITY TERMINAL

Answer 4

24 FULL TURNS CLOCKWISE

Question 5

ALL Valves? (exception shippers line)

Answer 5

42 FULL TURNS CLOCKWISE

Question 6

Pipeline profile cards show elevation of valves above sea level and the AMOUNT OF PRODUCT CARRIED IN BARRELS BETWEEN EACH VALVE

Shippers line card issued to units concerned

profile cards have also been placed in each valve box …missing cards reported to buckeye pipeline coordinator at DIVISION 8

Answer 6

issued to each ASSIGNED AND ALTERNATE UNIT

Unit alarm assignment card and instruction card for that section

2 sets each-apparatus and prominent place at housewatch

extra wrenches hung on wall near housewatch

Question 7

Engine companies responding from quarters on the second alarm for a street box associated with leak, should…

Answer 7

PLACE ADDITIONAL FOAMS CANS on apparatus

note:engine out of quarters, receiving notification to respond, should NOT RETURN TO QUARTERS for extra foam

(additional foam cans will be stored with spare wrenches)

Question 8

Gallons per Barrel?

Answer 8

42

Question 9

When response to a street box, reveals that the alarm was transmitted for a LEAK from the pipeline..IC shall transmit?

Answer 9

2nd alarm

• dispatch will transmit using street box to which units originally responded as per SOP
• however if leak is found a distance from this location, dispatch shall use a closer box location

Question 10

Units without special wrenches, maps, cards?

Answer 10

Notify dispatcher

Question 11

Valves should always be closed per duties by instruction cards, except….?

Answer 11

to PROTECT LIFE IN A SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION

-if this unit is diverted from isolation duties, notify dispatch

Question 12

Patrol by foot or apparatus..

Answer 12

closing valve and patrol-SIMULTANEOUSLY
-FOOT- 2 HT MEMBERS

-units other than those assigned to isolation duties will respond to the Command Post

Question 13

Units performing Isolation duties will announce 10-84 at …?

Answer 13

VALVE LOCATIONS
-inform DISPATCHER of valve closures as well as completion of patrol duties

-UPON COMPLETION of the duties, report to COMMAND POST or other assignment directed by IC

Question 14

Initial actions?

Answer 14

shut down valves-isolate leak and decrease fuel spilled

Question 15

Primary consideration?

Answer 15

EVACUATION OF AREA INVOLVED

-avenues of escape must remain open for civilians and FD personnel

Question 16

Strong wind blowing?

Answer 16

all ignition sources in the path of drifting vapors must be extinguished, then all ignition sources in area must be extinguished

Question 17

Potential for explosion greatest on?

Answer 17

hot/humid/calm days

Question 18

Dikes may contain spills or divert flow from subways, railroad cuts or tunnels

Answer 18

A. cover unignited pools of gasoline/aviation fuel with foam

B. SOLID ( bluff: fog) hose streams horizontally few inches off ground rapidly side to side..wiping fuel aside..path to rescue

Question 19

Dept. apparatus no closer than?

Answer 19

600 feet

-Brooklyn Fire dispatcher cannot stop train traffic (bay ridge line)…flag persons 1,000 feet on each side of incident/ ht/flashlight/horizontal motion/4 feet/chest hight

Question 20

Leak location identified…transmit in preliminary report..?

Answer 20

L.A.T.E
L-LOCATION
A-AMOUNT
T-TOPOGRAPHY
E-EXPOSURES

Question 21

Any unit special called to pipeline box, 9000 series, which does not have the SPECIAL WRENCHES, ASSIGNMENT CARDS AND INSTRUCTION CARDS, ANd Map, shall..?

Answer 21

respond to the quarters of the nearest unit SO EQUIPPED and secure equipment at housewatch are

-ascertain from DISPATCHER the location of this unit

Question 22

Units with Pipeline control valves in their admin district, shall have them inspected during?

Answer 22

SEMI- ANNUAL HYDRANT INSPECTION

-and during familiarization drills

Question 23

Needed repairs or recommendations should be the subject of letterhead report to …?

Answer 23

BUCKEYE PIPELINE COORDINATOR

Question 24

CRITICAL REPAIRS or FLOODED PITS?

Answer 24

IMMEDIATE TELEPHONE NOTIFICATION to Buckeye Pipeline Coordinator

Question 25

Only drill where member will experience the actual CLOSING OF VALVES?

Answer 25

BOROUGH DRILL

• all transmissions (dpi radio, teleprinter, apparatus computers) proceeded by ‘THIS IS A DRILL TRANSMISSION”
• respond to valve locations via 10-20
• carry out assignments on instruction cards, this includes actually shutting down valves
• OFFICERS shall not ask any questions of observers

Question 26

UNITS designated as ALTERNATE UNITS are not to be confused with MULTIPLE ALARM UNITS…some alternate units are designated as such for more than one company

Answer 26

if not specifically assigned as an alternate for a particular company, the OFFICER shall ascertain from the dispatcher for which company his unit is an alternate, this is necessary to determine the units duties as specified on the UAAC and related instruction cards

• each assigned unit and alternate unit have been issued 2 SETS OF UNIT ALARM ASSIGNMENT AND INSTRUCTION CARDS (one on apparatus and one in prominent place at house watch, for use by RELOCATED UNITS)
• extra pipeline map stored with these cards
• extra set of wrenches hung on the wall near house watch desk , use for relocated units or units not so equipped which are directed to respond to a 9000 series box

ANY unit special called to a pipeline box, 9000 series , which does not have the special wrenches , assignment and instruction cards, and map shall respond to the quarters of the nearest unit so equipped and secure this equipment at the housewatch area.*

Question 27

ASSIGNED UNIT/ALTERNATE UNIT

Answer 27

• 2 sets of UAAC AND INSTRUCTION CARDS
• 2 TEE WRENCHES
• 2 LONG WRENCHES
• 2 MAPS
• ONE MANUAL