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Industrial Fire Brigades
2008 Industrial Forum
August 26, 2008
ConocoPhillips
Wood River Refinery
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Built in 1917
Tenth Largest Refinery in US
Largest ConocoPhillips
Refinery
Produce 12.5 Million Gal
Product a day
- ~ 7 Million Gal of
Gasoline/day
24-Hour Operation
825 Employees
2,200 Acres (3,000 acres
protected)
Borders Four Communities:
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Roxana
South Roxana
Hartford
Wood River
CWRR Response Team
• Organization staffed by over 275
personnel providing all hazard
response
– 135 Designated personnel
– 140 Volunteers
• Minimum on-shift staffing of 14
response team members is
automatically supplemented by
recall of volunteers
• Response team training meets
and exceeds regulatory
requirements
– Annual training
exceeds10,000 manhours
– Training includes both on-site
and off-site classes
• Response Resources
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3 Foam Engines
1 Foam Aerial
4 Quick Attack Vehicles
2 Foam Tenders
1 Hose Tender
1 Brush Truck
2 Rescue Trucks
1 Ambulance
1 Haz Mat Truck
8 Support Vehicles
12 Support Trailers
2 Boats
3 Fire Stations
Why Do You Need A Fire Brigade?
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Company expectation
Insurance carrier expectation
Employee expectation
Means to meet regulatory requirements
Lack of specially trained resources
Lack of timely response by municipal emergency
services
What are other reasons you have/need an
industrial fire brigade?
How Are Fire Brigades Staffed?
• Volunteers
– Company employees
– Contract employees
• Designated/Assigned/Mandatory
• Fully Paid
– Company employees
– Contract employees
• Combination Staffs
Are there other methods to staff a brigade?
What are the pros and cons of the different
staffing methods?
What Tasks Are Brigades
Assigned?
• Firefighting
– Incipient
– Advanced Exterior
– Advanced Interior
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Haz Mat Response
EMS
Incident Management
Incident Support
• Technical Rescue
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Confined Space
Fall Protection
High/Low Angle
Trench
Collapse
Machinery
Water
• Marine Spill
What other tasks can/do you assign to your fire
brigade?
How Are Fire Brigades Regulated?
• OSHA
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Emergency Plans
Fire Brigade
HAZWOPER
First Aid
Blood Borne Pathogen
Respiratory Protection
Confined Space
Fall Protection
• EPA
– Haz Mat Response
• Coast Guard
– Spill Response
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State Dept. of Labor
State EPA
Insurance
Company
Are there other organizations that regulate fire brigades?
How do the other organizations regulate our brigades?
What Legal Issues Surround Fire
Brigade Operations?
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Proper documentation
Equipment inspection and testing
Training
Medical surveillance
Response Plans/SOGs
What other legal issues surround fire
brigade operations?
How Do You Train A Fire Brigade?
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In-house training using in-house instructors
In-house training using contract instructors
Off-site using in-house instructors
Off-site using contract instructors
In-house drills/exercises
Combination
What other methods can/do you use to
train your fire brigade?
What Issues Surround Fire Brigade
Training?
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Compliance
Competency
Cost
Comprehensive
Creativity
Company Focused
What other issues can/do affect a fire
brigade training program?
What Other Issues Affect Fire
Brigade Operations?
• Management support
• Member health,
wellness, and safety
• Recruitment and
retention
• Member updates
• Mutual aid
• Funding
• Equipment needs
• Equipment
maintenance
• Pre-planning
• Organizational
affiliations
What other issues can/do affect fire
brigade operations?
Moderator Contact Information
Chief Rick Haase
ConocoPhillips Wood River Refinery
P.O. Box 76
Roxana, IL 62084
Phone – 618-255-2624
E-mail – [email protected]