Battalion Chief (Retired) Carmel Fire Department Noblesville, Indiana, United States
In the fire service we refer to room and content and car fires as bread and butter calls. Do we have Bread &Butter hazmat calls? According to the DOT 50% of transportation incidents are Flammable/Combustible Liquids, and 30% are Corrosive materials. So with 2 hazard classes we have 80% of transportation incidents. If they are transported, that means they are also produced, stored and used in our response areas. We should be able to respond to these incidents with the same confidence. This class will look at the chemical and physical properties of these 2 families, and how the information can be used in a risk based response.
Learning Objectives:
Ther responder will be able to apply a Risk Based Approach when responding to Flammable Liquid or Corrosive incidents
Given a release of Flammable Liquid identify the applicable terminology for the risk assessment process
Given a release of Corrosive identify the applicable terminology for the risk assessment process
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