Bremerton Motel 6 Explosion 2015 The Critical 5 Mike Eutsey, Director of Operation Services West Cascade Natural/Intermountain Gas Co. Robert Peterson, Director of Safety & Technical Training Montana Dakota Utilities Group
August 18, 2015
August 18, 2015
August 18, 2015
August 18, 2015 19:51 Two individuals observed jumping out of Motel 6 window and landing on the meter Timeline 19:54 911 Call placed by Motel Manager 19:55 BFD/BPD dispatched to the incident 20:04 CSC received call from 911 dispatcher for broken and blowing gas line 20:05 CNGC employee dispatched to the incident
THE CRITICAL 5 August 18, 2015 20:20 CNGC employee arrives at the Motel 6 incident scene 20:25 GAS EXPLOSTION IN MOTEL 6 Timeline 20:30 911 call placed to CSC informing them that a gas explosion had occurred 20:34 911 call placed to CSC confirming that a CNGC employee had been injured 20:35 CSC notified on-call CNGC supervisor to inform them of a gas explosion and injured employee 20:44 Supervisor briefs regional director
BEFORE Our Culture Our Policy Our Experience Our Condition DURING How We Did What We Did Why We Did It POST How We Do What We Do When We Do It
Condition Before and During The Incident HOW WE DID WHAT WE DID WHY WE DID IT Unaware Unpracticed Old School Unprotected Within A Norm Partial ICS Partial Size-Up Assumed Potential Risk Minimal Safety Physical Priority Situational Pressure (Blessing and a Curse) Culture Habitual Limited Understanding Minimal ICS Knowledge
Condition Post Incident HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO WHEN WE DO IT Unified Initiate ICS Before Practiced Size-Up During Calculated Unify Command After THE CRITICAL 5 Protected Risk vs Benefit, IAP Consistent
What We Do in the First 5 minutes INITIATE ICS When first arriving on scene, first responders shall promptly make contact with the incident commander (IC) as well as perform a scene size-up outside of the immediate impact area. If an IC has not been identified for the incident, the first arriving responder will assume the responsibility of IC until command of the incident is officially passed NOTE: Emergency Responders may consider entrance into a gaseous plume, after evaluating all risks, as a last resort, and it s agreed upon by the unified command
What We Do in the First 5 minutes SIZE-UP A concise, yet accurate, gathering of information from the incident scene, performed at a safe distance, which will influence actions taken to mitigate the emergency.
What We Do in the First 5 minutes UNIFY COMMAND Come together with other responding agencies, to include; Fire, Police, Electric Utility, etc. to formulate a command structure and develop an incident action plan (IAP). IC UNIFIED COMMAND GAS UTILITY LEAD SERVICE CONSTRUCTION UNITY OF COMMAND FIRE DEPT. LEAD FIREFIGHTER FIREFIGHTER UNITY OF COMMAND
What We Do in the First 5 minutes RISK VS BENEFIT (IAP DEVELOPMENT) Before any mitigating strategy is performed, an IAP shall be formulated between all unified personnel, evaluating risks vs. benefits. PRIORITIES 1. Life Safety a) Yours b) Partnered Emergency Responders c) Public 2. Property 3. Restore Normal Operations
Enhancements POLICY UPDATE We changed our policy to integrate into the ICS and give local responders the authority to make decisions on the ground. We recognized that all emergencies cannot fit into a single box response. We had to come up with logical realistic strategies that our boots on the ground could put into practice. Entering the uncontrolled release of natural gas may be the solution, but only after considering life safety aspects first.
Enhancements PASSPORT ACCOUNTABILITY (PILOT PHASE) Each employee having an on-scene emergency response role will be assigned personnel accountability tags (PAT). Each PAT will have the name of the Cascade Natural Gas employee embossed on it It will be each member s responsibility to maintain their PATs. A missing or damaged PAT should be reported to his/her manager immediately.
Enhancements PASSPORT ACCOUNTABILITY HARDWARE CASCADE NATURAL GAS CASCADE NATURAL GAS RICHARDS, PAUL DOE, JANE PARKER, DEVIN SMITH, JAMES BEND DISTRICT BEND DISTRICT
Enhancements PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Fire Retardant Coveralls Fire Rated Helmet Fire Retardant Hood (Balaclava) SCBA or Supplied Air System Fire Retardant Gloves Fire Resistance Rescue Harness and Line
PACIFIC F10 FIRE HELMET Helmet Crest Torch Clip Composite Shell Certified to NFPA 1951, NFPA 1971 Meets ANSI Z89.1 Kevlar composite shell Strong and lightweight Chemical and UV resistant Heat and flame resistance Full cranium polyurethane liner 6 point cradle harness Ratchet headband with leather sweat padding Flame resistant neck shroud 3-point Nomex chin strap Anti-scratch/fog integrated eye and face protection Integrated Bubble Visor Neck Shroud Chin Strap
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