Firefighter School Connects Former ER Worker to Chevron's ERT
Lacey Paquin trained in medicine before joining Chevron. Her career path is pointing that direction again.
Lacey Paquin trained in medicine before joining Chevron. Her career path is pointing that direction again.
Phillips 66 used their corporate fire school as an opportunity to test a new electronic accountability system designed to track emergency responders taking advantage of medical surveillance technology already in place.
Baker Fabrication's new system makes retrieving 12-inch hose a 1-person job.
Kinder Morgan's most recent fire training, conducted in April at the Refinery Terminal Fire Company training field in Corpus Christi, TX, is specifically structured to value team performance.
At Chevron, best practices with regard to fire protection is the responsibility of the corporate fire school staff, said Ricky Conerly, fire chief at Chevron's Pascagoula refinery.
Team IRIS firefighters often apply their talents to emergencies in foreign locales such as Kuwait and Angola. On March 20, the Intercontinental Terminals fire in Deer Park, Texas gave them the opportunity to do some of their best work on American soil.
Rumors regarding the retirement of Dwight Williams, one of the leading figures in large-volume flammable liquid storage firefighting, have been greatly exaggerated if the March 20 extinguishment of the massive Intercontinental Terminals Co. fire in Deer Park, Texas, is any indication.
In the last year, US Fire Pump has extended its firefighting interests from manufacturing large-volume pumps and monitors to responding to industrial emergencies to use that equipment.
Johnson Controls' Williams Fire & Hazard Control team has adapted the curriculum for this year’s Xtreme Industrial Fire & Hazard Response Training to “cut straight to the heart of what makes the company unique,” said Chauncey Naylor, Williams director of emergency response and training.
The Beaumont, Texas, summer school will offer training in interior and exterior firefighting, rescue, leadership and other topics important to emergency response teams.
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