1. United States Fire Administration Chief Officer Training Curriculum Operations Module 10: Bulk Storage Facility/Tank Farm Simulation Exercise

2. United States Fire Administration Ops 18-2 Objectives  Identify the construction features of bulk storage facilities and tank farms  Determine firefighting methods for ground and dike fires around tanks  Establish incident objectives  Determine strategies

3. United States Fire Administration Ops 18-3 Objectives (continued)  Select tactics  Identify and request resources  Select alternate solutions  Establish an appropriate ICS organization to manage the incident

4. United States Fire Administration Ops 18-4 Overview Bulk storage facility target hazard:  Need for specialized technical advice  Multi-agency involvement

18. United States Fire Administration Ops 18-18 Vertical Atmospheric Tank Fires  Boilover  Slopover  Frothover

19. United States Fire Administration Ops 18-19 Firefighting Agents  Water  Foam  Dry chemical

20. United States Fire Administration Ops 18-20 Subsurface Injection  Cone roof tanks only  Application rate: 0.1 gpm per sq. ft. of surface area  Formula same as over-the-top delivery  Requires high-back foam makers  Inlet velocity –Flammable liquids: 10 ft. per second –Combustibles: 20 ft. per second

30. United States Fire Administration Ops 18-30 Activity 10.1: Bulk Storage Facility/Tank Farm Simulation Exercise

34. United States Fire Administration Ops 18-34 Module Summary  Bulk storage facility/tank farms –Tank farm characteristics –Types of tank farm fires –Firefighting strategies –Foam application formula –Resource requirements