1. PERC Safety & Training Webinar
Propane Emergencies Program

2. 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 , 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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 or by calling

7. 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

8. www.propanesafety.com Visit www.propanesafety.com
Website includes PDFs of;
Propane Emergencies 3rd edition text
Facilitator’s guide
Scenarios
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.

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

12. 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.

13. 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)

14. Industry Responders Conference
New Hampshire Fire Academy
May 4 – 6, 2009
Roll over & Recovery
Crisis Communication
Law Enforcement
Networking & Outreach

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. Questions?