PERC Safety & Training Webinar

Propane Emergencies Program

Propane Emergencies

•Began in 1998• First Edition Text – Free to First

Responders

•Today’s Program Includes• Propane Emergencies Textbook• Facilitators Guide • Interactive Scenarios • Marketer Outreach Toolkit• Classroom Training

Propane Emergencies 3rd Edition Text

• 27 state fire academies adopted program

• Over 200,000 firefighters trained

• How to safely respond to propane emergencies

• Covers standards, codes, regulations, and much more

Facilitator’s Guide

• Companion guide

• Comprehensive lesson plans for 24, 8, and 4 hour formats.

• Interactive Training Scenarios

• Tips for Teaching Adults

• Animated PowerPoint Presentation

Interactive Training Scenarios

•20 scenarios

•The individual scenarios follow the same format: • Presentation of the scenario • review of container design and

construction features• Tactical objectives• General method of leak control or

fire extinguishment

Propane Emergency Scenario

Example: Cylinder Overfill Incident at Home

Marketer Outreach Toolkit

•Goal – to educate first responders before an incident

•1-hour training session• Includes 4

PowerPoint™ presentations

• DVD

www.propanesafety.com

• Visit www.propanesafety.com

• Website includes PDFs of; • Propane Emergencies 3rd

edition text• Facilitator’s guide• Scenarios

www.propanesafety.com

How States and Emergency Responders are Working Together

• The Virginia Propane Gas Association• Provided textbooks,

facilitator’s guides, and a bobtail delivery truck to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for use in training emergency personnel

• The Missouri Propane Gas Association • Donates textbooks • More than 2,500

firefighters since 2002.

• The Alabama Propane Gas Association • Donated a new Propane

Emergencies Training Unit to the Alabama Fire College

Propane Emergencies: Partnership with States Program

•Grant = $5,000 per state for Propane Emergency Activities.

•States can apply in October for the grant.

•$5,000 Grant is in addition to rebate dollars.

Industry Responders Conference

New Hampshire Fire Academy

May 4 – 6, 2009

Roll over & Recovery

Crisis Communication

Law Enforcement

Networking & Outreach

STAC Propane Emergencies Subcommittee

Chairman Lyndon Rickards, Eastern Propane Gas

Keith Hanchett, PERS

Eric Kuster, Fairmont Speciality Group

Thomas Petru, Railroad TX Commission

Carlton Revere, Revere Gas & Appliance

Matthew Stevens Sr., Inergy

Jerry Lucas , Heritage Propane Partners

Industry Volunteers

STAC Chairman, Mike Walters , AmeriGas

Phil Applegate, Targa Resources IncDoug Auxier, Auxier Gas, IncGary Bourne, CHS Inc.Philip Conty, AmeriGasWalter Cressman, Cress Gas CompanyDon Crowder, Corken Inc/Liquid Controls Keith Hanchett, PERSMike Konanz, Kamps PropaneEric Kuster, Fairmont Speciality GroupRoger Leider, Minnesota PGAEric Leskinen, Griffith EnergyPaul Lindsey, All Star Gas Corporation

Jerry Lucas , Heritage Propane PartnersBruce Montroy, Bergquist, Inc.Ken Mueller , Nationwide AgribusinessThomas Petru, Railroad TX Commission Carlton Revere, Revere Gas & ApplianceLyndon Rickards, Eastern Propane GasJoseph Rose, PGANERuss Rupp, Suburban Propane Partners Jeff Shaffer, Shaffers Bottled GasGary Smigaj, Heritage PropaneMatthew Stevens Sr., InergyJim Taranovich, Proctor Gas IncMatt Terry, Mission Gas Inc

Questions?