A Municipal Firefighter's Guide to Industrial Incidents
Industrial facilities are found in the majority of our communities, yet there are very limited textbooks or training to provide guidance to these unique and complex facilities. The fire service cannot simply apply residential tactics to these incidents. Failure of a fire department to properly prepare for an industrial incident can result in a disaster. Topics include the importance of developing a relationship between your department and the facility long before an incident, the common rules of engagement at an industrial facility, the facility's incident priorities vs. common fire department operating practices, the importance of Unified Command, the ripple effect a loss of industry can have on a community, unique fire protection systems and specialized agents used in industrial firefighting, training and capabilities of industrial emergency response teams, and the uncommon hazards such as electrical and combustible dust.
