Tank Farms/Bulk Storage Facilities Flashcards
What are the strategic goals at a bulk facility?
Rescue Public protection actions Spill control or confinement Leak control or confinement Fire control Recovery
What are the 3 benchmarks of a flammable or combustible liquid incident?
Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation
What is the most effective appliance for generating low-expansion foam?
Air aspirating foam nozzle
What are the two basic scenarios that can be present when the FD arrive at a loading rack spill?
Fuel spill at the rack with no tank truck
Fuel spill at the rack with a tank truck
Risk assessment is developed by what at a loading rack incident?
Proper recon
Information gathering
Facility employees
Scene observations
When responding to a loading rack spill the first unit officer must direct the other units to do?
Stage based on the pre-plan.
It is imperative upon conferring with facility personal to ensure all loading rack functions have?
Been stopped and power disconnected
After the initial risk assessment has been done, a strategy or action plan shall be developed that focuses on what?
Rescue of endangered workers while providing for the safety of FD members
A necessary and integral part of the rescue operation may be the application of?
Finished foam
When a finished foam blanket has been applied within the rescue area, what else shall be done?
A second foam hardline shall be used to reseal the fuel surface and maintained vapor suppression.
What will have a direct impact of the size and scope of the exposure issue?
Terrain
Wind direction
Ambient temp
When dealing with a spill at a loading rack, what is the most efficient and effective exposure protection?
Application finished phone
When can a fixed foam system be used at a loading rack structure?
Only if it is the only resource available to accomplish the vapor suppression objective
Regardless of the actual method used to accomplish the vapor suppression what must be in position?
Back up resources must be in position to provide support for RIT activation or to complete the task in the event of equipment or mechanical failure.
What is imperative in determining immediate exposures at a fire at a loading rack?
Reconnaissance and size up of the actual fire situation
Before a problem with a tank can be addressed in a storage area what must be addressed first?
The dike area
When establishing a hot zone at tank farm leak what is the minimum distance?
The entire dike area
What is the most important aspect of a spill operation at a tank farm?
Assemble sufficient resources to support a foaming operation.
What items will assist the IC in establishing an appropriate action plan at a tank farm fire?
Size up, reconnaissance, information gathering, risk assessment, and reviewing the preplan.
What is one of the most common fires in cone roof tanks?
Vent fires
What does a Snapping blue-red And nearly smokeless flame indicate at a tank fire?
The vapor/air mixture within the tank is within the flammable range.
What method should be used when extinguishing a partially or completely separated cone roof?
By using topside or type III phone application methods
What type of tank is similar to a cone roof, except that the roof floats on the product?
Open top floating roof tanks
What is a common problem associated with floating roof tanks?
Seal fires
