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 Fire Prevention week is coming up, October 5 - 11, 2008. And this is a great opportunity to start a dialog with your local fire department about propane and how to handle a propane emergency. Propane Emergencies is a program that began in 1998 as PERCs first project. It was very important to educate first responders, so the first edition textbook was sent out to every fire department, for free, but unfortunately every department did not use it. Today’s program has evolved and now includes a textbook, facilitator guide, a toolkit and interactive scenarios. Today we’ll talk about the different tools available to use, and what other states are doing with the PE program.

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 The third edition textbook, is now a full color, easy to use textbook.

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 The facilitators guide is a companion tool, to help the instructor teach the PE Textbook. It includes lesson plans, scenarios and tips for teaching adults.

Interactive Training 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 By clicking the picture you will be taken to the Static Cylinder Overfill Incident at Home scenario. For interactive scenarios, like the one shown at the Propane Emergencies Webinar, please order the Propane Emergencies Facilitator’s Guide. You can order the Facilitator’s Guide, as well as other Propane Emergencies materials by going to www.propanecatalog.com, or by calling 866-905-1075.

Marketer Outreach Toolkit Goal – to educate first responders before an incident 1-hour training session Includes 4 PowerPoint™ presentations DVD The Marketer Outreach toolkit was developed as a 1 hour training presentation for a marketer to present to their local fire department. It includes the basics of propane, and how to handle a propane emergency. Developed based upon comments by propane marketers and industry personnel for a shorter program Designed to facilitate planning for and delivering emergency responder training and walk through sessions at propane marketing and distribution facilities

www.propanesafety.com Visit www.propanesafety.com Website includes PDFs of; Propane Emergencies 3rd edition text Facilitator’s guide Scenarios www.propanesafety.com is a great resource for all of your Propane Emergencies materials in an electronic format. PDF versions of the PE 3rd edition text, Facilitator’s guide, PE scenarios, and much more can be downloaded in just one click.

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We have a page dedicated to Gas Check, which includes the CETP cross reference modules.

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 The Missouri Propane Gas Association Donates textbooks and to the University of Missouri's Fire and Rescue Training Institute's "Handling LP Gas Emergencies" course, which has trained more than 2,500 firefighters since 2002. The Alabama Propane Gas Association donated a new Propane Emergencies Training Unit to train the Alabama Fire College and departments around the state to handle propane fires. More than 60 instructors attended a six-hour train-the-trainer course.

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. Grant of up to $5,000 per state, will be provided to fund PE activities. IE Training course(s) and/or dissemination of Propane Emergencies materials to local fire services. Goal is to help to expand PE at the local level, while freeing up rebate dollars for states to invest elsewhere. Funds available starting and ending in October. (October 2008 – October 2009)

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 The PERC Safety & Training Advisory Committee and the associated taskforces and subcommittees work extremely hard at putting together the S&T materials for the industry.

Industry Volunteers STAC Chairman, Mike Walters , AmeriGas Phil Applegate, Targa Resources Inc Doug Auxier, Auxier Gas, Inc Gary Bourne, CHS Inc. Philip Conty, AmeriGas Walter Cressman, Cress Gas Company Don Crowder, Corken Inc/Liquid Controls Keith Hanchett, PERS Mike Konanz, Kamps Propane Eric Kuster, Fairmont Speciality Group Roger Leider, Minnesota PGA Eric Leskinen, Griffith Energy Paul Lindsey, All Star Gas Corporation Jerry Lucas , Heritage Propane Partners Bruce Montroy, Bergquist, Inc. Ken Mueller , Nationwide Agribusiness Thomas Petru, Railroad TX Commission Carlton Revere, Revere Gas & Appliance Lyndon Rickards, Eastern Propane Gas Joseph Rose, PGANE Russ Rupp, Suburban Propane Partners Jeff Shaffer, Shaffers Bottled Gas Gary Smigaj, Heritage Propane Matthew Stevens Sr., Inergy Jim Taranovich, Proctor Gas Inc Matt Terry, Mission Gas Inc The PERC Safety & Training Advisory Committee and the associated taskforces and subcommittees work extremely hard at putting together the S&T materials for the industry.

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