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MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES
Hardcopy , PDF
02-18-2021
English
01-01-2015
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)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
95
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ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2015
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PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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Status |
Superseded
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Supersedes |
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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