The leading causes of construction site fires were malfunctions that caused electrical sparks around discarded products and combustible materials.
Training sessions should address topics such as how to spot symptoms in other members, understanding proper hydration, and understanding what other factors can contribute to heat stress.
Proper planning prepares firefighters to battle tank fires before they start.
Nobody on the Brayton Fire Training Field during the annual Industrial Fire School in July knows the pipe alley project better than retired Exxon firefighter Harold Broom. He has served as an instructor on the prop for 10 years, graduating to module leader for the course four years ago.
Protecting the tank farm at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport falls under the jurisdiction of the Kenner Fire Department. To help with that obligation, Shell opened its corporate fire school in April to Kenner firefighters.
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.
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.
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