Industrial Firefighting Pool IBP Ing Raymond Bras Special

Industrial Firefighting Pool (IBP) Ing. Raymond Bras Special Projects, Unified Industrial & Harbour Fire Department 1

Startings points Decisive fire scenario’s: ? “Largest possible tank surface” ? Defined as: • Largest tank (mineral: d = 89 m; h = 22 m) • Largest tank (polar : d = 65 m; h = 30 m) Existing equipment Unified Industrial & Harbour Fire Department insufficient: Maximum capacity 3 industrial fire trucks + 3 large monitors insufficient: 45 meter diam. (18. 000 l/min) 2

Analysis Mobile Fi. Fi system with a capacity of: • • Mobile – large surface (NFPA 11): Mineral: 89 m 6221 m 2 Polar: 65 m 3318 m 2 Concentrate ind. : (3%) 2 m 3/min 10, 4 liter/m 2/min 65 m 3/minuut 35 m 3/minuut 120 m 3 (3%) + 100% spare • Distance: 115 m to centre of tank at 22 m height • Transportation length: max. 1500 m from waterside • And employable within 4 hours 3

Finances • Who? ü 18 companys (by regulations of environmental agency) ü Volunteers • How? üBy memberships üThree types: A, B of C A = Only foam concentrate B = A + monitors (Fifi-units) C = Total system 4

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IBP • Equipement – – – 3 Hoseretrievers 1 Manifold-unit 2 Fi. Fi-units 1 Hose-unit 6 trailer with foam concentrate 20 m 3 4 (5) quick foam concentrate containers 10 m 3 • Organisation 6

Hoseretriever • 1. 5 km transport length. • 8 * 8” hoses at once. 7

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Manifold-unit • Anchor point • T-junction • 24 connections for 8`` hoses 9

Fi. Fi-unit • 2 units • 37. 500 l/min per unit • Throw: 115 meter at 22 meter height 10

Hose-unit • Reels with ‘short’ hoses (10, 15, 25, 40 en 50 meter) • Barrows 11

Foam concentrate trailers • 6 trailers • 20 m 3 foam concentrate • Moussol APS 3/3 12

4 quick response containers • 10 m 3 foam concentrate • Moussol APS 3/3 13

Foam concentrate Fi. Fi-unit Manifold Ponton RPA 14

Organisation • Testresults very important for: – Pre-planning – Procedures – Education and training • Logistics: – Agreement with transport company – Preparing special trucks – Maintenance – Smart storage 15

Foam concentrate • Tests to determine if our standard foam concentrate is usable; • Method: Like Lastfire suited for IBP; – (Crude oil, leaded petrol); • Good results with Moussol APS 3/3; – Also with 1% induction; • 120 m 3 bought. 16

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Time line • • September 12 th, official delivery; November 2006, IBP employable; Januari 1 st 2007, personnel fully trained; Total system practice in April 2007. 18

Area of employability • First priority is the Rotterdam Harbour and Industry area; • Afterwards examining if the IBP is useable outside this area. 19

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