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API RP 2021 : 2001

Superseded

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MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

18-02-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2015

£119.79
Excluding VAT

1 GENERAL
  1.1 Purpose
  1.2 Scope
2 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
3 DEFINITIONS
4 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
5 TANK FIRE PREVENTION
6 PLANNING FOR TANK FIRE MANAGEMENT
  6.1 General Planning Process
  6.2 Incident Management System Planning
  6.3 Facility Survey and Hazard Assessment
  6.4 Types of Tank Fires and General Suppression
       Strategies
  6.5 Review Existing Fire Suppression Capability
  6.6 Review, Revise or Develop Fire Protection
       and Suppression Philosophy
  6.7 Tank-Specific Planning
  6.8 Fire Suppression Agents
7 PREPARATION FOR TANK FIRE SUPPRESSION
  7.1 General Preparation
  7.2 Preparation of Incident Management Resources
  7.3 Tank-Specific Preparation
  7.4 Logistics Preparation for Fire Suppression
  7.5 Training
8 IMPLEMENTING THE FIRE SUPPRESSION PROCESS
  8.1 General Process for Implementing Fire Suppression
  8.2 Notifying and Activating an Incident Response
       Organization
  8.3 Gathering and Assessing Incident Information
  8.4 Developing Incident-Specific Strategy and Tactics
  8.5 Resource Assembly and Utilization - Fighting
       the Fire
  8.6 Ongoing Situation Assessment and Adjustments
  8.7 Control or Extinguishment
  8.8 Overhaul and Remediation
  8.9 Incident Termination
  8.10 Critique
9 INVESTIGATION, REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP
  9.1 Investigation
  9.2 Reporting
  9.3 Follow-up
APPENDIX A - DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THIS STANDARD
             WHICH ARE IN GENERAL USE IN THE PETROLEUM
             INDUSTRY
APPENDIX B - UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
APPENDIX C - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS)
APPENDIX D - INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION DATA SHEET
APPENDIX E - TYPES OF STORAGE TANKS
APPENDIX F - FIRE PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO
             FLOATING ROOF TYPE AND DESIGN
APPENDIX G - SPECIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH TANK FIRES
APPENDIX H - FIRE SUPPRESSION AGENTS
APPENDIX I - THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF POURING FOAM ONTO
             PETROLEUM
APPENDIX J - FOAM FRICTION LOSS AND BACK-PRESSURE
APPENDIX K - DETERMINING FOAM CONCENTRATE REQUIREMENTS
             FOR FULL SURFACE FIRES
APPENDIX L - DETERMINING FOAM CONCENTRATE REQUIREMENTS
             FOR SEAL FIRES
APPENDIX M - WATER FLOW THROUGH FIRE HOSES AND PIPES
APPENDIX N - OBSERVATIONS, LESSONS LEARNED AND
             'TRICKS OF THE TRADE'
APPENDIX O - PPE FOR PERSONNEL FIGHTING TANK FIRES

Gives experience-based information to enhance the understanding of fires in atmospheric storage tanks containing flammable and combustible materials. Also presents a systematic management approach which can assist tank fire prevention.

DevelopmentNote
Also available in Russian language. (12/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
95
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2001
PublisherName
American Petroleum Institute
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

NFPA 22 : 2013 WATER TANKS FOR PRIVATE FIRE PROTECTION
NFPA 2001 : 2015 CLEAN AGENT FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
API 340 : 1997 LIQUID RELEASE PREVENTION AND DETECTION MEASURES FOR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES
API 575 : 2014 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
NFPA 25 : 2017 INSPECTION, TESTING, AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
API 760 : 2001 MODEL RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDANCE FOR PETROLEUM REFINERIES - GUIDANCE IN COMPLYING WITH EPA'S RMP RULE (40 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 68)
NFPA 1962 : 2013 CARE, USE, INSPECTION, SERVICE TESTING, AND REPLACEMENT OF FIRE HOSE, COUPLINGS, NOZZLES, AND FIRE HOSE APPLIANCES
NFPA 58 : 2017 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CODE
NFPA 780 : 2017 INSTALLATION OF LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS
API 750 : 1990 MANAGEMENT OF PROCESS HAZARDS
NFPA 325 : 1994 FIRE HAZARD PROPERTIES OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, GASES, AND VOLATILE SOLIDS
API 2000 : 2014 VENTING ATMOSPHERIC AND LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
API 576 : 2017 INSPECTION OF PRESSURE-RELIEVING DEVICES
API 653 : 2014 TANK INSPECTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, AND RECONSTRUCTION
API 620 : 2013 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE, WELDED, LOW-PRESSURE STORAGE TANKS
NFPA 11C : 1995 MOBILE FOAM APPARATUS
NFPA 17 : 2017 DRY CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
API 2003 : 2015 PROTECTION AGAINST IGNITIONS ARISING OUT OF STATIC, LIGHTNING, AND STRAY CURRENTS
NFPA 704 : 2017 STANDARD SYSTEM FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE HAZARDS OF MATERIALS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
API 2021A : 1998 INTERIM STUDY - PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FIRES IN LARGE ABOVEGROUND ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANKS
NFPA 291 : 2016 FIRE FLOW TESTING AND MARKING OF HYDRANTS
NFPA 24 : 2016 INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE FIRE SERVICE MAINS AND THEIR APPURTENANCES
NFPA 1561 : 2014 EMERGENCY SERVICES INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMMAND SAFETY
NFPA 15 : 2017 WATER SPRAY FIXED SYSTEMS FOR FIRE PROTECTION
NFPA 10 : 2018 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
API 2350 : 2012 OVERFILL PROTECTION FOR STORAGE TANKS IN PETROLEUM FACILITIES
API 327 : 1994 ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK STANDARDS: A TUTORIAL
NFPA 11 : 2016 LOW-, MEDIUM-, AND HIGH-EXPANSION FOAM
NFPA 600 : 2015 INDUSTRIAL FIRE BRIGADES
NFPA 1971:2018 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting
API 2001 : 2012 FIRE PROTECTION IN REFINERIES
API 12B : 2014 SPECIFICATION FOR BOLTED TANKS FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCTION LIQUIDS
API 574 : 2016 INSPECTION PRACTICES FOR PIPING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
NFPA 77 : 2014 STATIC ELECTRICITY
API 570 : 2016 PIPING INSPECTION CODE: IN-SERVICE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION OF PIPING SYSTEMS
API 650 : 2013 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
NFPA 12A : 2015 HALON 1301 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
NFPA 20 : 2016 INSTALLATION OF STATIONARY PUMPS FOR FIRE PROTECTION
NFPA 1081 : 2012 FACILITY FIRE BRIGADE MEMBER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
NFPA 11A : 1999 MEDIUM- AND HIGH-EXPANSION FOAM SYSTEMS

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