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Bleve kills two

NFPA Journal, Nov/Dec 1998 by Wolf, Alisa

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No one wants to see history repeat itself with another series of LP-Gas tank fire fatalities, and the best way for firefighters to protect themselves is by using extreme caution and learning the proper techniques for fighting such fires. According to Swiecicki, the National Propane Gas Association has recently received one of the first grants from the Propane Education and Research Council to develop an emergency response training curriculum that will be made available, free of charge, to every firefighting organization in the United States. Many fire academies also have LP-Gas fire training facilities, as does Texas A&M University. Other organizations that offer LP-Gas fire training opportunities include Ranger Insurance Company, a national organization based in Houston,Texas, and the Western Propane Gas Association, both of which demonstrate firefighting techniques on truck simulations.

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When there is any doubt about an LP-Gas fire's severity, says Duval, "incident commanders should not hesitate to order a withdrawal of forces to safe positions When lives aren't in danger, they should allow the fire to burn out or a BLEVE to occur."

Alisa Wolf is editor of NFPA Journal.

NFPA would like to thank the Iowa State Fire Marshals Office and the Buena Vista County Sheriffs Department for their cooperation. The information they provided to NFPA'sSenior Fire Investigator Robert Duval during his on-site investigation and subsequent analysis were used in this article. Thanks also to Bill Mahre of Propane Technical Services for sharing his findings.

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Bleve kills two

NFPA Journal, Nov/Dec 1998 by Wolf, Alisa

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