You’re the first on the scene to a propane incident

Firefighters are often the first on the scene to a propane incident without specialized equipment. This program covers tactical options for managing propane incidents using what responders already have. 

Time required
90 – 120 Minutes

additional practical’s
4 Hours

format
Classroom +
Tactical Walkaround

“One of the best tools is sitting on your shoulders, let’s put some fuel for thought in it”

About this Course

As a firefighter you have the potential to be dispatched to something new or a call you don’t have specialized equipment for. What happens when you’re the first department on scene to a propane incident and have nothing to work with? During the program we’ll discuss tactical options for just such an incident. You have more than you think would be my guess.

Course Overview

We’ll look at evacuations, vapor management, management of heat sources allowing a tank to cool or manage how much it warms up. We’ll discuss the why, where, and how to correctly apply water. We will discuss freeze patching and the challenges of making it work well. We’ll look at past incidents and to see what happened and what we can learn from them and much more in the classroom.

Tactical Walkaround

We’ll take a tour around several different size small cylinders including a side mount motor fuel tank, a MC-331 Bobtail and Transport prop and Underground tank system all while discussing tactical options for all of it. 

what information will you be provided with.

  • Evacuation considerations
  • Vapor management
  • Heat-source management
  • Correct water application
  • Freeze patching challenges
  • Lessons from past incidents
  • Tactical options for multiple propane systems

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