Description
Book SynopsisAlthough municipal firefighters respond on a daily basis to industrial fires or emergencies, even the largest fire departments often focus most of their training and attention to structural or wildland firefighting. It is increasingly probable that municipal firefighters will be called to an industrial incident due to a fire or terrorist event. The authors have written this book to specifically prepare the municipal firefighter for responses to a wide range of industrial fires, where the situation will be monumentally different. ""Industrial Firefighting for Municipal Firefighters"" is an ideal resource for municipal firefighters who may respond to an industrial incident, personnel at industrial facilities that have in-house, first-response capability, and larger industrial fire departments.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction; Industrial firefighting for municipal firefighters: purpose of this book; Industrial qualifications and skills required; Industrial emergency response teams and municipal interface; Incident management; Pre-incident response planning; Drills and exercises; General firefighting tactics and response concerns; Fixed and semi-fixed suppression systems and water supplies; Fire and gas detection systems; Terrorism and security issues; Hazardous materials; Petroleum refining; Chemical and petrochemical facilities; Nuclear facilities; Bulk grain storage and processing occupancies; Textiles; Storage and warehouses; Recycling facilities; Pulp and paper manufacturing; Plastics manufacturing; Woodworking facilities; Food and beverage facilities; Laboratories; Marine operations including shipyards; Storage of liquefied flammable gases; Steel and aluminum manufacturing; Printing establishments; Quenching and annealing; Aircraft and aircraft facilities; Electric power generation; Storage tank facilities; Well drilling sites; Pipelines; Automotive manufacturing; Glossary; Acronyms and abbreviations.
