Flammable Liquid Emergencies Flashcards
(27 cards)
how is the majority of fuel ethanol (E-95) transported from production facilities to storage depot?
by rail
In what type of rail cars are flammable liquids most often found?
General service rail cars with pressure below 100 psi
approximately how much product can general service rail cars carry?
Around 30,000 gallons
what are two primary factors that caused transformer fires?
Load and age
what is the flashpoint for a class one a flammable liquid?
73°F
Petroleum products handled by pipelines and in bulk storage are measured in barrels, a barrel contains _____ US gallons.
42
The NOVA region is served by the _____ Pipeline and Plantation Pipeline.
Colonial
The rule of thumb when developing your water supply plan is that the supply should be able to flow at least _____ GPM of finished product per unit flowing product
1000
The main difference between flammable and combustible liquids is a flashpoint above or below ______.
100°F
The most prevalent style of transport for blended fuels is the MC306/DOT406 tankers which have a capacity of up to _________ gallons.
9000
General service rail, cars are known as DOT _____?
111
_____ has now become the leading single hazardous material transported by rail.
E95
The shipping papers for railway are known as?
Train consist
on a possible flammable liquid spill the first arriving unit should use binoculars and view the scene from a distance of _____ away.
500
A hazmat placard is ____ inches and should be visible on all four sides of a trailer.
10 3/4
on a rail incident, flagger should be set up ____ forward and each direction.
2 miles
large transformer incidents made require the response of a hazmat unit as well as a foam task force and the use of _____ for extinguishment.
purple K
______ application method is when water hose streams and dry chemical extinguishing agent are used simultaneously to extinguish a vent fire on bulk storage tanks.
hydro-chem
A somewhat common problem associated with floating roof storage tanks is a _______, often caused by lightning strikes.
seal fire
horizontal and vertical tanks are typically designed to __________ standards.
American Petroleum Institute (API)
horizontal and vertical tanks are designed to handle internal pressures that do not exceed ____ PSI and are intended to hold liquids or vapors
15
The only purple K asset in Fairfax County is ________.
Foam 426
AFFF in the synthetic version, as we know it today, was developed through the naval research lab in the _______.
1960s
type ____ application technique uses fixed and semi fixed foam outlets, either sub surface or top side, designed to deliver finished foam to surface of burning liquid with restricted agitation
II
