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FLAMMABLE LIQUID EMERGENCY INCIDENTS April 2014 Flashcards

1
Q

___ is a Liquid having a flash point above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.78 Celsius) and below 200 degrees Fahrenheit (93.33 Celsius).

pg 1

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Combustible Liquid

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Barrel: Petroleum products handled by pipelines and in bulk storage are measured in barrels. A barrel (abbreviated bbl) contains ___ U.S. gallons.

pg 1

A

42

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___ is Any liquid having a flash point below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.78 degrees Celsius) and having a vapor pressure not exceeding 40 psi absolute.

pg 1

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Flammable Liquid:

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Foam Task Force: Response consisting of:

pg 3

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  • 2 AR foam units
  • 2 engines
  • 1 battalion chief
  • 1 pump-and-roll unit
  • 1 hazardous materials asset (if not already dispatched)
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5
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A spill occurring from a container or package approximately 55 gallons or less, a small cylinder, or a small leak from a large container with a minimum flow is called a ___

pg 5

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Small Spill

Passenger vehicles with leaking tanks are considered small spill responses.

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A spill exceeding 55 gallons or multiple spills from multiple small packages or containers is called a ___.

pg 5

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Large Spill

Large spill responses include any incident at or involving pipelines, horizontal tanks, tank farms, or flammable liquid tanker trucks or rail cars.

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There are three operating modes typically used at an incident involving a flammable liquid:

pg 7

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  • Offensive attack mode
    • used where additional risk is justified because rescue operations can be quickly achieved, the spill or leak can be quickly contained, or the fire can be quickly extinguished.
  • Defensive attack mode
    • This operating mode is used where the benefit of offensive attack is not worth the risk involved, but where other actions can be taken to mitigate the hazard or protect exposures
  • Non-intervention mode
    • This operating mode may be used while assembling resources to commence an offensive attack
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1st Engine responsibities on ____.

  • Stay out of product or spill, position up-hill and up-wind, perform size- up, identify exposures, and identify primary water supply.
  • Spills occurring in side a structure should be managed by a structure fire assignment for the building type.
  • Identify product. If not able to identify product, call for a hazardous materials response.
  • Attempt to calculate the amount of product.
    • If greater than 25 gallons or the IC has any concerns such asexposures, flammable/combustible liquids in sanitary or storm sewers, or any other environmentally sensitive areas, the IC is encouraged to add a hazardous materials and Foam Task Force response.
  • Contact other resources as necessary – consider a hazardous materials response and/or a Foam Task Force.
  • Contact fire marshal for law enforcement support. (Follow your jurisdictional SOPs/guidelines.)
  • Assist the responsible party securing a cleanup contractor. (Follow your jurisdictional guidelines.)
  • If spill ignites, a Foam Task Force should be requested and follow the response guide for a Large Spill.

pg 54

A

Small Spills & Fire Response

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

pg 55

A

1st Engine

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • Support first engine operation.
  • If at a Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility, stage at predetermined location per facility preplan.
  • If Rail Car, pick up first engine water supply.

pg 55

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2nd Engine

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall

  • Water supply officer for incident and foam units.
  • Maintain at least 1000 GPM supply for foam units.
  • Evaluate the need or potential need for a rural water response.
  • Consider the need for multiple drop sites or relays to obtain the necessary amount of water needed for the operation.
  • Obtain water supply channel from command.

pg 55

A

3rd Engine

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • out of the way
  • Support water supply if necessary.
  • RIT operations.

pg 55

A

4th Engine

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • Coordinate with command for positioning.
  • Assist with rescue operations.

pg 55

A

1st Truck

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall

  • out of the way
  • Assist with rescue operations.
  • Initiate initial spill control.

pg 55

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Rescue

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • Provide research support.
  • Coordinate product containment/run-off.
  • Air monitoring.

pg 55

A

Hazardous Materials Resources

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • Position for egress
  • Report to command with EMS stretcher and supplies.
  • Patient care.
  • Set up rehab.

pg 55

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EMS Units

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • Upon arrival, assume or establish command and a command post. ((up-hill, up-wind))
  • Develop and incident action plan/communicate tactical objectives.
  • Ensure adequate resources.
  • Report on progress and PAR levels at 20-minute intervals.
  • Contact facility or railroad emergency number and request a representative to the scene.

pg 55

A

1st Battalion Chief

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • out of the way
  • Report to Command.
  • Assumes foam group supervisor.
  • Determine size of spill/fire area in square feet and calculate flow requirements for fire and vapor suppression.
  • Start assembling foam concentrate resources to support operational needs.
  • Begin vapor suppression or extinguishment with foam lines. Consider using master stream operations.

pg 56

A

Foam Task Force Battalion

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • First-arriving foam unit report to IC, all other units will stage.
  • Initial fire attack may be needed to support extrication or rescue operations.
  • Work with FTF BC to calculate flow requirements for fire and/or vapor suppression

pg 56

A

Foam Units/Foam Support Units

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Large Spills/Fires, Tanker Truck Incidents, Bulk Petroleum Storage Facility Incidents, Pipeline Incidents, Rail Incidents, and Off-Airport Incidents. The ___ shall:

  • Work with FTF BC to ensure adequate water supply for foam units.
  • Crews to assist with operation of foam lines and/or foam application devices.

pg 56

A

Foam Task Force Engines

21
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The IC should establish a water supply group or officer in the initial stages of the incident. This responsibility should be given to the ___ or to the ___.

pg 10

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third due engine officer or second due battalion chief

22
Q

Ethanol transportation incidents with fire put firefighters in a position of greater hazard than ___ transportation incidents.

pg 13

A

hydrocarbon

23
Q

___ foams are universally effective on both ethanol-blended fuels and non-ethanol-blended fuels, they would be the foam of choice.

pg 15

A

AR

24
Q

___ occurring inside a structure should be managed by a structure fire assignment for the type of building in which the spill is located, as well as a hazardous materials response (per jurisdictional guidelines).

pg 16

A

Small spills

If spill ignites, a Foam Task Force (FTF) (two AR foam units, one pump-and-roll unit, two engines, one battalion chief, and one hazardous materials asset if not already dispatched) should be requested.

25
Q

The resources required for the management of a large spill with or without fire include the following:

pg 16

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  • 4 engines
  • 2 specialty units – one must be an aerial device
  • 2 EMS units
  • 1 battalion chief
  • 1 command aide
  • 1 EMS supervisor
  • 1 Foam Task Force (2 AR foam units, 2 engines, 1 pump-and-roll unit, 1 Battalion chief, and 1 hazardous materials asset
  • A hazardous material response (based on jurisdictional requirements)

Incident Commanders should request a tanker task force response in non-hydrant areas.

26
Q

There are four tactical approaches to ___ incidents.

pg 17

A

tanker truck

27
Q

Responders should plan to approach only from the ___ direction if possible.

pg 17

A

uphill/upwind

28
Q

The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) has jurisdiction over any aircraft events on airport property, and will automatically respond to any event known to be within ___ of either Dulles International Airport or Reagan National Airport.

pg 26

A

five miles

29
Q

The resources required for the management of a downed aircraft off airport property includes the resources for a ___ in addition to EMS resources per jurisdictional requirements. The Incident Commander should consider more pump-and-roll foam units based on the topography of the crash scene.

pg 26

A

large spill

30
Q

The two primary factors for transformer fires are ___ and ___.

pg 27

A

load and age

31
Q

Small transformers are typically found on ___ or ___ in residential neighborhoods. These transformers contain a limited amount of oil.

pg 27

A

poles or small vaults

32
Q

Any burning oil at the ground level can be extinguished with foam carried on an engine if necessary; however, foam should not be applied to ____.

pg 27

A

energized electrical equipment

33
Q

A small fire (ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS) may be able to be quickly knocked down with a ___ prior to the power being shut down if absolutely necessary.

pg 27

A

dry chemical extinguisher

34
Q

Concrete vaults are designed to contain any oil leak inside the vault. If involved in fire, hose lines should be ____. Do not force your way into any vault. Wait for the power company to arrive and deem it safe to enter.

pg 27

A

in place to protect any exposures

35
Q

Larger transformer incidents may require the response of a hazardous materials unit as well as a foam task force and the use of ___ for extinguishment.

pg 27

A

Purple K

36
Q

In the event of a pipeline rupture, control of the flow from the pipeline must be established early in the incident. Product on the ground or on fire needs to be treated as ___.

pg 29

A

a large spill

37
Q

___ at airports are unique and operate within the terminal common grounds. They will transport fuel from the facility tank farms directly to planes and transfer product directly onto jets and planes.

pg 30

A

Fuel trucks

38
Q

The overall strategic goals of any incident at a ___ facility are:

  • Rescue
  • Public protection actions
  • Spill control or confinement
  • Leak control or confinement
  • Fire control
  • Recovery

pg 31

A

bulk petroleum

39
Q

The most effective appliance for generating low-expansion foam is the ___.

pg 31

A

air aspirating foam nozzle

40
Q

Smaller foam nozzles (30 to 250 gpm) may be ___. Larger foam nozzles (250 gpm and greater) may be ___.

pg 31

A

handheld & monitor- mounted units

41
Q

A fuel spill at the loading rack is most often the result of ___, but can be due to mechanical or equipment failures.

pg 35

A

human error

42
Q

Rescue operations outside the designated hot zone can be accomplished quickly and with ___. Rescue operations within the hot zone require additional personnel in proper PPE and using the appropriate equipment.

pg 36

A

limited resources

43
Q

When a finished foam blanket has been applied within the rescue area, a ___ shall be used to reseal the fuel surface and maintain vapor suppression while the rescue group is in transit.

pg 35

A

second foam hand line

44
Q

At a minimum, the team or group tasked to establish the hot zone for incident operation and exposure identification shall use two monitors capable of displaying numerical values as a percentage of the ___ and ___ limits.

pg 36

A

lower and upper explosive

45
Q

Any ___ located at the loading rack structure shall not be used unless it is the only resource available to accomplish the vapor suppression objective.

pg 37

A

fixed foam system

46
Q

Any tank greater than ___ in diameter is required to have a weak roof-to- shell seam.

pg 44

A

50 feet

47
Q

General strategies and tactics to manage ___ fire could include:

  • Application of cooling water to lower the internal tank temperature

pg 45

A

tank fires

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