Although 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 residential and commercial structures, vehicles or wildland firefighting. This book was written to specifically prepare the municipal firefighter for responses to a wide range of industrial fires, where the situation will be much different.As advances in automation and reductions in industrial fire brigades are made, it is increasingly likely that firefighters will be called to an incident at one of these vulnerable facilities due to a fire or terrorist event, and municipal firefighters must be prepared to respond.An educated and efficient response will assist with the mitigation of large loss fires or other events, minimizing business interruption and the resultant dollar loss as well as minimizing the impact to the community at large.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 : Industrial Firefighting for Municipal Firefighters : Purpose of This Book
Chapter 2 : Industrial Qualifications and Skills Required
Chapter 3 : Industrial Emergency Response Teams and Municipal Interface
Chapter 4 : Incident Management
Chapter 5 : Preincident Response Planning
Chapter 6 : Drills and Exercises
Chapter 7 : General Firefighting Tactics and Response Concerns
Chapter 8 : Fixed and Semifixed Suppression Systems and Water Supplies
Chapter 9 : Fire and Gas Detection Systems
Chapter 10 : Terrorism and Security Issues
Chapter 11 : Hazardous Materials
Chapter 12 : Petroleum Refining
Chapter 13 : Chemical and Petrochemical Facilities
Chapter 14 : Nuclear Facilities
Chapter 15 : Bulk Grain Storage and Processing Occupancies
Chapter 16 : Textiles
Chapter 17 : Storage and Warehouses
Chapter 18 : Recycling Facilities
Chapter 19 : Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
Chapter 20 : Plastics Manufacturing
Chapter 21 : Woodworking Facilities
Chapter 22 : Food and Beverage Facilities
Chapter 23 : Laboratories
Chapter 24 : Marine Operations Including Shipyards
Chapter 25 : Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Chapter 26 : Steel and Aluminum Manufacturing
Chapter 27 : Printing Establishments
Chapter 28 : Quenching and Annealing
Chapter 29 : Aircraft and Aircraft Facilities
Chapter 30 : Electric Power Generation
Chapter 31 : Storage Tank Facilities
Chapter 32 : Well Drilling Sites
Chapter 33 : Pipelines
Chapter 34 : Automotive Manufacturing
Glossary
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
