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Tank 71
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Tank 72
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Tank 76
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Appendix C
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Appendix D Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocols
ContentsGeneral Strategy Type Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol .............................. D ‐ 2
Internal Floating Roof Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol ..................... D ‐ 5
External Floating Roof Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol .................. D ‐ 13
Fixed Cone Roof Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol ............................ D ‐ 21
Bolted & Riveted Seam Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol ................. D ‐ 30
Protecting Adjacent Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol ...................... D ‐ 31
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General Strategy Type Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol PASSIVE STRATEGY:
Passive tactics are utilized when more aggressive tactics may significantly endanger responders.
Indicators of incidents that may require a passive strategy:
Insufficient firefighting resources to mount the required fire attack. (personnel, training, foam stocks, water supply, discharge appliances, tank access for effective application of suppression streams)
Safety concerns due to imminent event escalation due to boilover, or tank failure.
Passive strategic tactics:
Initiate measures to reduce the loss and negative effects of the incident, such as pumping the tank out to reduce the burn time of the tank. Consideration should be given for the temperature of the product being pumped out and the effects it will have on the receiving tank and product.
Evacuation of personnel from areas exposed to potential incident escalations.
DEFENSIVE STRATEGY:
Defensive tactics are utilized when current resources are required for the protection of exposed tanks / facility components as a means of minimizing the escalation of the incident.
Defensive tactics may be used as an initial action while: resources are mustered, a command structure is formed, during size‐up and actions plan development.
Defensive strategy priorities:
Safety of responders.
Protection of exposed components.
Protecting the environment. (Containing products, managing water runoff, etc.)
Defensive strategic considerations:
Assess the outfall effects of the incident (life hazard, environmental, corporate image)
Identify the heat load experienced on exposed tanks.
Assess product characteristics, product levels and levels of water bottoms.
Assess the potential for event escalation. (boilover, floating roof failure, fixed roof failure, tank shell structural failure, dynamic spill fire exposures)
Assess status of floating roof, and levee drains.
Assess the status of transfer isolation valves.
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Conduct a Risk‐Benefit assessment of the current strategy versus changing to passive or offensive
strategies.
Defensive strategic tactics:
Manage all flame impingements (cool exposed tanks and consider pumping the product out) priorities:
I. Exposed pressurized tanks Cool above the liquid level
II. Extinguish non‐impinging pressure fires by blocking in the product at the source
III. Exposed atmospheric tanks Cool the roof and tank shell above the liquid level Ensure roof drain valves are open on external floating roof tanks
IV. Exposed product flanges and line valves Cool to prevent failure of flanges and gaskets
V. Exposed piping Cool and attempt to maintain minimal flow to limit the build‐up of heat
Contain the incident by applying protective streams to exposed components. (cool adjacent tanks, protect fixed firefighting systems)
Initiate action to minimize the negative effects of the incident. (pump the tank out)
OFFENSIVE STRATEGY:
Defensive tactics are utilized when all the components for an effective mitigating response are in place.
Offensive strategy considerations:
Sufficient resources are available and mustered (personnel, training, foam stocks, water supply, discharge appliances, tank access for effective application of suppression streams)
Weather conditions are favorable based on application technique to be employed (high winds can significantly increase foam losses due to “drop out”, heavy rain can deteriorate intact foam blankets)
Has the product fire been burning for a prolonged period, establishing a heat wave (minimum foam application rates in the order 0.20 usgpm/ft2 may be required)
The management of multiple event scenarios (levee fire first ‐ tank fire second, multiple tank fires – tank posing greatest risk to life / property / escalation first)
Continual assessment of effectiveness of current strategies and applications employed
Utilize strategies that minimize potentials for incident escalation (manage the application stream so as not to sink floating roofs)
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Internal Floating Roof Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol
DESCRIPTION:
Permanently attached exterior roof with an internal floating roof directly on top of the liquid level.
Tanks may have a weak (frangible) roof‐to‐shell seam that in the event of an over pressurization (such as an internal explosion) the roof will separate from the vertical shell to prevent failure at the bottom seam which would release the entire tank contents.
Tanks without a frangible roof seam can fail at the bottom of the tank when exposed to an internal over pressurization, causing significant or total loss of tank integrity and/or tank launching.
The venting provided around the tank shell just below the roof joint ensures the space between the floating roof and the fixed roof stays free from an ignitable mixture. An ignitable mixture may be present during periods of initial tank fill and up to 25 hours thereafter, or in the event of roof seal leakage.
INHERENT HAZARDS:
Fires often occur due to overfilling of the tank or ignition by lightning during tank filling operations.
Subsurface foam application is not recommended for this type of tank as the roof when sunken restricts the travel of foam solution to the surface of the fire
Boilover is a potential hazard any time a full surface tank fire occurs in a storage tank containing crude petroleum or derivative with components having a wide range of boiling points and where free water or a water‐in‐oil emulsion also is present within the tank.
VENT FIRE:
Vent fires are typically caused by lightning.
Vent fires are commonly extinguished with minimal damage and low risk to personnel using dry chemical applications or by reducing the tanks internal pressure.
Generally (but not mandatory) pressure and vacuum vents are designed to fail open in case of any component failure.
Assuming that the majority of vents will fail in the open position in case of fire, the valve can continue to vent products and therefore remain a fuel source.
Vent Fire with Yellow‐Orange Flame and Black Smoke
Indicates that the vapor/air mixture in the tank is above its flammable or explosive limits.
Extinguished with dry chemical fire extinguishers.
Vent Fire with Snapping Blue‐Red, Nearly Smokeless Flame
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Indicates that the vapor or air mixture in the tank is flammable or explosive.
As long as the tank is breathing through the pressure‐vacuum valve, the flame cannot flash back into the tank because of the high‐velocity flow through the valve.
Extinguishment Options:
I. Pressure reduction in the tank (caused by cooling) can snuff out the fire when the pressure‐vacuum valve closes.
When the tank is exposed to fire, this can be accomplished by applying cooling water to the tank roof and shell.
If pumping into the tank is pressurizing the tank, a pressure reduction can be obtained by stopping movement into the tank or pumping product out of the tank.
As there is no guarantee the vent will close “bubble tight” there may be vapor leakage and a need to follow‐up with a hose or dry chemical application.
II. A positive pressure is maintained in the tank by introducing fuel gas.
When a fuel‐rich condition is indicated by a change of flame character (to Vent Fire with Yellow‐Orange Flame and Black Smoke), extinguishment may be accomplished with dry chemical extinguishers.
Following any vent fire, the vents should be inspected and replaced as needed. A damaged vent will continue to release flammable vapors resulting in continuing fire and environmental liability.
OBSTRUCTED RIM SEAL FIRE:
Obstructed rim seal fires occurring in Internal floating roof tanks without or with damaged foam systems are extremely difficult to extinguish. The only pre‐existing structural accesses to apply foam through are the small vent openings on the top perimeter of the tank shell. Applying foam through these openings is complicated by the presence of vent screens and their shear size that makes this application all but ineffective. Should the tank roof experience an explosion causing a roof to shell tear; foam may be applied in a topside monitor strategy at a minimum application rate commensurate with a full liquid surface fire.
Pumping out the tank should only be undertaken if the assessed chances of tank fire extinguishment are poor. Pumping out the tank will reduce the amount of fuel for the fire, minimizing burn time, but will cause more structural damage to the tank shell.
Foam system components, if present, should be protected with cooling water streams until fire fighting resources can be mustered and extinguishment efforts initiated.
Rim seal fire in tanks equipped with pan type floating roofs can be expected to escalate quickly into obstructed full liquid surface fires.
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Where a rim seal fire has occurred in an internal floating roof tank with an intact and operational fixed or semi‐fixed foam system; extinguish by supplying the foam system with the inlet pressure, and flow volume as per design requirements. Foam systems on internal floating roof tanks may have been originally designed to either extinguish a rim seal fire or to extinguish a full liquid surface fire. The foam flow volume application rates as per NFPA 11 requirements are as follows:
I. Rim Seal Fire Foam System Type II Foam Chamber above the seal application 0.30 usgpm/ft2 (12.3 lpm/m2) 20 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 20 minutes Crude Petroleum 20 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 20 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
II. Rim Seal Fire Portable Equipment Type III Monitor / Hoseline above the seal application 0.50 usgpm/ft2 (20.5 lpm/m2) 20 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 20 minutes Crude Petroleum 20 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 20 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications are typically from 30% to 60%. The increased Type III minimum application rate of 0.16 usgpm/ft2 versus the Type II application as per NFPA 11, accounts only for the foam loss incurred by a less gentle application of the foam to the fire surface. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is meet or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
Foam streams applied via Type III foam monitors may experience limited access points through the damaged roof, and may incur significant foam losses due to “roll‐off” as a portion of the foam stream contacts the roof and does not flow to the surface of the fire. The foam losses due to the “roll‐off” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is met or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
III. Rim Seal Fire Foam System Type II Foam Chamber below the seal application 0.50 usgpm/ft2 (20.5 lpm/m2) 10 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 10 minutes Crude Petroleum 10 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 10 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
IV. Full Liquid Surface Fire Foam System Type II Foam Chamber / Fixed Nozzle Application 0.10 usgpm/ft2 (4.1 lpm/m2) 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum
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55 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Supplying a foam system designed to extinguish a full liquid surface fire will extinguish the rim seal fire if present, but it will also likely sink the internal floating roof tank due to the lack of foam dams to retain foam against the shell wall and the larger volume of foam application. Application of the foam solution must be continued as specified to assume the rim seal fire will escalate into a full liquid surface fire.
In the event of foam loss from the fixed or semi‐fixed foam system; quantify the volume rate loss and increase the supply to the system appropriately such that the minimum application rate is achieved at the fire surface.
In the event of a fixed system proportioning failure; supply the system with foam generated from mobile fire apparatus.
In the event of a rim seal fire with a long preburn period, water streams may be required to cool the tank allowing more affective foam sealing to the tank shell.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
Cooling the exterior tank shell above the liquid level with water streams will assist in:
keeping the tank shell erect, minimize the potential for folding inward.
increasing the sealing ability of the foam against the tank shell.
OBSTRUCTED FULL LIQUID SURFACE FIRE:
Full liquid surface fires occur when the internal floating roof partially or fully sinks.
Depending on the circumstance of the tank internal pressurization or explosion, the roof may remain intact, “fishmouth”, lift into the air and fall back into the tank, or blow off leaving segments of the structure still intact, all of which at least partially obstruct the surface of the fire
Pumping out the tank should only be undertaken if the assessed chances of tank fire extinguishment are poor. Pumping out the tank will reduce the amount of fuel for the fire, minimizing burn time, but will cause more structural damage to the tank shell. For some events where the internal floating roof has sunk, the tank can be pumped out down to the roof level to ease extinguishment.
Extinguishment Options:
I. Type III Topside Foam Monitor Application through roof tear opening if present 0.16 usgpm/ft2 (6.5 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 65 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 65 minutes Crude Petroleum 65 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 50 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Extended foam application may be required to seal the obstructed area and prevent burn‐back and re‐ignition, this may require significantly more foam concentrate resources than the stated minimum by NFPA 11.
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Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam
losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications are typically from 30% to 60%. The increased Type III minimum application rate of 0.16 usgpm/ft2 versus the Type II application as per NFPA 11, accounts only for the foam loss incurred by a less gentle application of the foam to the fire surface. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is met or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
Foam streams applied via Type III foam monitors may experience limited access points through the damaged roof, and may incur significant foam losses due to “roll‐off” as a portion of the foam stream contacts the roof and does not flow to the surface of the fire. The foam losses due to the “roll‐off” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is met or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
Fire apparatus with elevated master streams can be utilized to increase the accuracy of discharge streams through restricted openings therefore minimizing foam losses.
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
When tanks exceed 100’ in diameter, foam application will often need to be significantly increased due to the decreased fire extinguishing ability of the applied foam as its water drops out during a long travel distance over a hot surface. Multiple discharge streams can be merged into a single application stream to affect the higher application requirements.
II. For tanks with fixed or semi‐fixed foam systems designed to extinguish a full liquid surface fire and where the system has remained intact and operational, extinguish by supplying the foam system with the inlet pressure, and flow volume as per design requirements. Foam flow volume application rates should meet or exceed NFPA 11 requirements Full Liquid Surface Fire Foam System Type II Foam Chamber / Fixed Nozzle Application 0.10 usgpm/ft2: (4.1 lpm/ft2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
In the event of foam loss from the fixed or semi‐fixed foam system; quantify the volume rate loss and increase the supply to the system appropriately such that the minimum application rate is achieved at the fire surface.
In the event of a fixed system proportioning failure; supply the system with foam generated from mobile fire apparatus.
The fixed or semi‐fixed foam system may not be capable of operating at a flow volume of 0.20 usgpm/ft2 as this rate may significantly exceed the design parameters of the system
When a long preburn period has occurred and the tank fire surface is accessible, water streams can be fanned across the fire surface to cool the product. The application of water will generally produce some level of frothing. It is critical that the water is not applied as a stream to penetrate the product surface, but fanned across the surface to achieve cooling through the complete conversion of water to steam. The application rate should be adjusted to minimize frothing while still providing cooling. The surface level of the product can
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be lowered to minimize the amount of frothover by partially pumping the tank out. Cooling streams of water will be required to protect the tank shell above the liquid level from damage. As the frothing subsides, the water application rate can be increased to affect a higher cooling rate. Constant monitoring of the presence and movement of a heat wave front is required to assess for boilover potential. Once the product surface is sufficiently cooled, foam application can commence to extinguish the surface fire.
Boilover is a potential tank fire escalation scenario for crude oil tanks, or tanks containing heavy fuels with multiple fractions having a wide range of boiling points. As the crude oil burns the light ends vaporize and burn at the liquid surface. A hot dense layer of the heavier components forms and begins to travel downwards to the bottom of the tank. The hot dense layer moves at an approximate rate of 1 ‐2 meters per hour. When the hot dense layer reaches the water inherent in the bottom of the tank, the water is heated and turns to steam. The steam travels upward from the bottom of the tank causing a massive eruption of the burning fuel, spreading molten product a potential distance of 5 – 10 tank diameters.
In the event that the tank fire has burned for an extended period of time (~6+ hours) expect a build up of burning residue to accumulate on the underside of the roof. Once the fire is extinguished and a thick foam blanket is established, knock the embers from the roof, preferably using a crane’s “Head‐ache ball”.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
Cooling the exterior tank shell above the liquid level with water streams will assist in:
keeping the tank shell erect, minimize the potential for folding inward.
increasing the sealing ability of the foam against the tank shell.
GROUND FIRES:
Ground fires can be caused from tank or piping leakage or overflow.
Drain valves should be closed and the product confined within the levee of origin.
Isolate the spill supply by:
I. Closing pertinent valves (roof drain valves, water bottom drain valves, etc.) under the cover of water spray streams for protection. Extinguishing pressure fires without isolating the source of the release may result in the formation of flammable vapor clouds.
II. Displacing enough product with water to produce a water leak rather than a product leak. The water pressure in the line or tank must be greater than the product pressure in the line or tank. Care should be exercised to avoid overfilling the tank.
Exercise caution when applying foam to unignited flammable spills, where a source of ignition does not exist. Consider the potential for static charge build‐up generated by the foam stream (API 2021 Appendix I.2)
Do not apply foam streams unless:
i Personnel require protection from potential ignition
ii Uncontrollable ignition sources exist
iii Vapour emissions present a greater hazard potential
If foam streams are to be applied:
i Apply foam streams gently to the product surface. Avoid plunging as it presents a greater potential for static charge ignition.
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ii Utilize foam systems that generate foam solution from built‐in inductors or proportioners.
Avoid the use of portable foam inductors, as these present a greater potential for static charge ignition.
iii Initiate foam solution generation by applying the foam stream away from the product spill area or tank wall, Once the foam solution discharge has been established, the stream can be repositioned and applied to the spill, indirectly if possible.
High emphasis should be placed on cooling and maintaining ambient temperatures of tanks exposed to the ground fire. Increased temperatures will increase the rate of vapor release and cause heat‐triggered reactions in some products. Direct flame impingement usually commands the highest cooling priority; unless a product is present that is especially heat sensitive. Tanks exposed to ground fires have the potential for a flammable mixture to be generated due to an increase in product temperature, and ignition by the hot metal of the tank shell.
Large ground fires are typically extinguished by applying a foam blanket.
Water spray alone can be used to extinguish a ground fire involving products with flash points well above the temperature of the water applied (>100oF, 38oC). The water application cools the temperature of the product surface below its flash point, and the steam generated displaces the air required for combustion. Once the product is cooled sufficiently it ceases to produce the vapor required for combustion.
Three‐Dimensional fire from mixers or flange leaks can be extinguished by applying foam solution in such massive magnitude that the fire is simply overwhelmed. The dual agent application of foam and dry chemical simultaneously is often very effective for three‐dimensional fires by providing the means for prompt extinguishment of the pressure fire using the dry chemical and the product sealing of the foam to allow personnel to safely manage the spill fire.
In extinguishing a levee fire it is not necessary to make foam application to the entire fire surface simultaneously. Based on the foam discharge capabilities present; divide the spill area into sections that can be effectively extinguished by applying foam streams at or above the minimum application rate as per NFPA 11. Apply foam and extinguish one section before proceeding to the next section. Extinguished sections of the ground fire must be monitored and foam reapplied to maintain an intact foam blanket.
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications typically range from 30% to 60%. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is meet or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
In the event that a containment area drain valve was open and product escaped to the waste water system:
Close the drain valve under the protection of water streams.
Establish a foam discharge at the containment area outlet, allowing foam to spread to blanket the product through the waste water system.
It is not advisable for personnel to operate within spill area even when a foam blanket is in place.
Extinguishment priorities in the event of a multiple fire incident:
Ground fire first, tank fire second.
Tank fire first, ground fire second, pressure fire third.
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Minimum Monitor Application Rates for Foam Solution:
I. Non In‐depth, Uncontained Spill Fire (<1” depth)
i Foam Type: AFFF, FFFP, AR‐AFFF, AR‐FFFP 0.10 usgpm/ft2 (4.1 lpm/m2) 15 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 15 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
ii Foam Type: Protein, Fluorprotein 0.16 usgpm/ft2 (6.5 lpm/m2) 15 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 15 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Alcohols & Oxygenates: 15 minute minimum application time application rates, and foam concentrate percentage vary per product
II. In‐depth, Contained Spill Fire (>1” depth) 0.16 usgpm/ft2: (6.5 lpm/m2) 30 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 20 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Alcohols & Oxygenates: application rates, and foam concentrate percentage vary per product
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
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External Floating Roof Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol
DESCRIPTION:
A tank with a single roof that floats on the liquid product surface.
The roof is constructed to float, rising and falling with the product level via a pontoon or double deck roof design.
The outer edge of the roof at its periphery where the roof meets the tank shell wall, a rim seal system is utilized to minimize vapor release from the product surface.
The floating roof many be equipped with a foam dam fitted around the roof periphery to keep foam off of the roof area and retain it to the seal area.
INHERENT HAZARDS:
Lightning often provides the induced charge, without the direct strike, sufficient to cause ignition of most rim seal fires.
Subsurface foam application is not recommended for this type of tank as the roof when sunken restricts the travel of foam solution to the surface of the fire.
Boilover is a potential hazard any time a full surface tank fire occurs in a storage tank containing crude petroleum or derivative with components having a wide range of boiling points and where free water or a water‐in‐oil emulsion also is present within the tank.
RIM SEAL FIRE:
Pumping out the tank should only be undertaken if the assessed chances of tank fire extinguishment are poor. Pumping out the tank will reduce the amount of fuel for the fire, minimizing burn time, but will cause more structural damage to the tank shell.
Foam system components should be protected with cooling water streams until fire fighting resources can be mustered and extinguishment efforts initiated.
Application of water/foam to the roof area must be strictly controlled to ensure the floating roof is not flooded, overloaded and sunk leading to an incident escalation from rim seal fire to full liquid surface fire.
Where a rim seal fire has occurred in an external floating roof tank with an intact and operational fixed or semi‐fixed foam system extinguish by supplying the foam system with the inlet pressure, and flow volume as per design requirements.
Where foam application through fixed or semi‐fixed systems is not possible due to malfunction or lack of presence; foam streams can be applied directly to the rim seal fire area.
Where foam dams are present on the floating roof, foam can be applied to the shell wall and will flow down to the seal fire and around the tank shell circumference effecting extinguishment as the application is continued.
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Where foam dams are not present; foam will need to be applied from monitors or handlines to
multiple landing areas on the shell wall to apply foam to the rim seal area and effect extinguishment. A controlled and conservative application rate will be required to ensure that foam is applied only as required for extinguishment. Excessive foam application rates to a single landing area will likely cause foam to flood and potentially sink the floating roof causing a significant incident escalation to a full liquid surface fire. Monitor application of foam from the ground level is not recommended due to the difficulty in directing and controlling the application. Elevated streams from fire apparatus may increase the safety of monitor applications but must be appropriately controlled and applied against the tank shell wall for foam to gently flow down onto the seal area.. Foam hose streams can be utilized to extinguish rim seal fires operated from the floating roof (this may constitute a confined space entry, and managing a burning seal area around the stairway platform will complicate this strategy) or wind girder (appropriate fall protection should be in place to operate personnel from the wind girder). Hose stream application are often most effective when two (2) handlines are employed operating around the wind girder in opposite directions. A specifically designed portable foam monitor can be positioned on the tank shell periphery at the platform to apply to the inner shell wall and run the foam down to the rim seal areas.
Minimum application rates based on NFPA 11 for application to rim seal fires:
I. Rim Seal Fire Foam System Type II Foam Chamber above the seal application 0.30 usgpm/ft2 (12.3 lpm/m2) 20 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 20 minutes Crude Petroleum 20 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (appl’n rates, foam conc% vary per product) 20 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
II. Rim Seal Fire Portable Equipment Type III Monitor / Hoseline above the seal application 0.50 usgpm/ft2 (20.5 lpm/m2) 20 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 20 minutes Crude Petroleum 20 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (appl’n rates, foam conc % vary per product) 20 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications are typically from 30% to 60%. The increased Type III minimum application rate of 0.16 usgpm/ft2 versus the Type II application as per NFPA 11, accounts only for the foam loss incurred by a less gentle application of the foam to the fire surface. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is meet or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
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III. Rim Seal Fire Foam System
Type II Foam Chamber below the seal application 0.50 usgpm/ft2 (20.5 lpm/m2) 10 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 10 minutes Crude Petroleum 10 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (appl’n rates, foam conc % vary per product) 10 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
In the event of foam loss from the fixed or semi‐fixed foam system; quantify the volume rate loss and increase the supply to the system appropriately such that the minimum application rate is achieved at the fire surface.
In the event of a fixed system proportioning failure; supply the system with foam generated from mobile fire apparatus.
Rim seal fire management priorities:
i Ensuring the floating roof stays undamaged and in place. Many rim seal fire can burn for extended periods of time without escalation to a full liquid surface fire.
ii Extinguishment of the rim seal fire.
In the event of a rim seal fire with a long preburn period, water streams may be required to cool the tank allowing more affective foam sealing to the tank shell.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
Cooling the exterior tank shell above the liquid level with water streams will assist in:
keeping the tank shell erect, minimize the potential for folding inward.
increasing the sealing ability of the foam against the tank shell.
OBSTRUCTED FULL LIQUID SURFACE FIRE:
Obstructed full liquid surface fires occur when the external floating roof partially sinks.
Pumping out the tank should only be undertaken if the assessed chances of tank fire extinguishment are poor. Pumping out the tank will reduce the amount of fuel for the fire, minimizing burn time, but will cause more structural damage to the tank shell. For some events where the internal floating roof has sunk, the tank can be pumped out down to the roof level to ease extinguishment.
Extinguishment Options:
I. Type III Topside Foam Monitor Application 0.16 usgpm/ft2 (6.5 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 65 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 65 minutes Crude Petroleum 65 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 50 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications are typically from 30% to 60%. The increased Type III minimum application rate of 0.16 usgpm/ft2 versus the Type II application as per NFPA 11, accounts only for the foam loss incurred by a less gentle application of the foam to the fire surface. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to
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ensure the required minimum application rate is meet or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
Extended foam application may be required to seal the obstructed area and prevent burn‐back and re‐ignition, this may require significantly more foam concentrate resources than the stated minimum by NFPA 11.
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
When tanks exceed 100’ in diameter, foam application will often need to be significantly increased due to the decreased fire extinguishing ability of the applied foam as its water drops out during a long travel distance over a hot surface. Multiple discharge streams can be merged into a single application stream to affect the higher application requirements.
II. For tanks with fixed or semi‐fixed foam systems designed to extinguish a full liquid surface fire and where the system has remained intact and operational, extinguish by supplying the foam system with the inlet pressure, and flow volume as per design requirements. Foam flow volume application rates should meet or exceed NFPA 11 requirements. Full Liquid Surface Fire Foam System Type II Foam Chamber / Fixed Nozzle Application 0.10 usgpm/ft2: (4.1 lpm/ft2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Extended foam application may be required to seal the obstructed area and prevent burn‐back and re‐ignition, this may require significantly more foam concentrate resources than the stated minimum by NFPA 11.
The fixed or semi‐fixed foam system may not be capable of operating at a flow volume of 0.20 usgpm/ft2 as this rate significantly exceeds the design parameters of the system.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
When a long preburn period has occurred, water streams can be fanned across the fire surface to cool the product. The application of water will generally produce some level of frothing. It is critical that the water is not applied as a stream to penetrate the product surface, but fanned across the surface to achieve cooling through the complete conversion of water to steam. The application rate should be adjusted to minimize frothing while still providing cooling. The surface level of the product can be lowered to minimize the amount of frothover by partially pumping the tank out. Cooling streams of water will be required to protect the tank shell above the liquid level from damage. As the frothing subsides, the water application rate can be increased to affect a higher cooling rate. Constant monitoring of the presence and movement of a heat wave front is required to assess for boilover potential. Once the product surface is sufficiently cooled, foam application can commence to extinguish the surface fire.
Boilover is a potential tank fire escalation scenario for crude oil tanks, or tanks containing heavy fuels with multiple fractions having a wide range of boiling points. As the crude oil burns the light ends vaporize and burn at the liquid surface. A hot dense layer of the heavier components forms and begins to travel downwards to the bottom of the tank. The hot dense layer moves at an approximate rate of 1 ‐2 meters per hour. When the hot dense layer reaches the water inherent in the bottom of the tank, the water is heated
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and turns to steam. The steam travels upward from the bottom of the tank causing a massive eruption of the burning fuel, spreading molten product a potential distance of 5 – 10 tank diameters.
Subsurface foam injection is recommended only as a last resort for tanks with floating roof as the partially sunken roof impedes the foam from reaching the surface of the burning product.
Subsurface Foam Injection 0.10 usgpm/ft2: (4.1 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
The foam injection point must be above any water bottom in the tank to avoid excessive dilution of the foam.
High back pressure foam makers are required to allow foam injection to overcome the tank head pressure and viscosity characteristics of the tank product.
Low discharge velocity of the foam provides an application that limits surface turbulence and fuel entrainment which causes deteriorating of the foam blanket.
Subsurface injection is not recommended for Polar Solvents with high water miscibility.
Cooling the exterior tank shell above the liquid level with water streams will assist in:
keeping the tank shell erect, minimize the potential for folding inward.
increasing the sealing ability of the foam against the tank shell.
UNOBSTRUCTED FULL LIQUID SURFACE FIRE:
The floating roof has fully sunk and does not obstruct foam application to any portion of the full liquid surface fire.
Pumping out the tank should only be undertaken if the assessed chances of tank fire extinguishment are poor. Pumping out the tank will reduce the amount of fuel for the fire, minimizing burn time, but will cause more structural damage to the tank shell. For some events where the internal floating roof has sunk, the tank can be pumped out down to the roof level to ease extinguishment.
Extinguishment Options:
Type III Topside Foam Monitor Application 0.16 usgpm/ft2 (6.5 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 65 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 65 minutes Crude Petroleum 65 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 50 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications typically range from 30% to 60%. The increased Type III minimum application rate of 0.16 usgpm/ft2 versus the Type II application as per NFPA 11, accounts only for the foam loss incurred by a less gentle application of the foam to the fire surface. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to
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ensure the required minimum application rate is meet or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
When tanks exceed 100’ in diameter, foam application will often need to be significantly increased due to the decreased fire extinguishing ability of the applied foam as its water drops out during a long travel distance over a hot surface. Multiple discharge streams can be merged into a single application stream to affect the higher application requirements.
Shorter duration times (due to higher application rates; in the range of 0.20 – 0.30 usgpm/ft2) are acceptable but may not be decreased below 70% of the recommended time.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
Subsurface foam injection is recommended only as a last resort for tanks with floating roof as the fully sunken roof impedes the foam from reaching the surface of the burning product.
Subsurface Foam Injection 0.10 usgpm/ft2: (4.1 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
The foam injection point must be above any water bottom in the tank to avoid excessive dilution of the foam.
High back pressure foam makers are required to allow foam injection to overcome the tank head pressure and viscosity characteristics of the tank product.
Low discharge velocity of the foam provides an application that limits surface turbulence and fuel entrainment which causes deteriorating of the foam blanket.
Subsurface injection is not recommended for Polar Solvents with high water miscibility.
Cooling the exterior tank shell above the liquid level with water streams will assist in:
keeping the tank shell erect, minimize the potential for folding inward.
increasing the sealing ability of the foam against the tank shell.
GROUND FIRES:
Ground fires can be caused from tank or piping leakage or overflow.
Drain valves should be closed and the product confined within the levee of origin.
Isolate the spill supply by:
I. Closing pertinent valves (roof drain valves, water bottom drain valves, etc.) under the cover of water spray streams for protection. Extinguishing pressure fires without isolating the source of the release may result in the formation of flammable vapor clouds.
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II. Displacing enough product with water to produce a water leak rather than a product leak. The water
pressure in the line or tank must be greater than the product pressure in the line or tank. Care should be exercised to avoid overfilling the tank.
Exercise caution when applying foam to unignited flammable spills, where a source of ignition does not exist. Consider the potential for static charge build‐up generated by the foam stream (API 2021 Appendix I.2)
Do not apply foam streams unless:
i Personnel require protection from potential ignition
ii Uncontrollable ignition sources exist
iii Vapour emissions present a greater hazard potential
If foam streams are to be applied:
i Apply foam streams gently to the product surface. Avoid plunging as it presents a greater potential for static charge ignition.
ii Utilize foam systems that generate foam solution from built‐in inductors or proportioners. Avoid the use of portable foam inductors, as these present a greater potential for static charge ignition.
iii Initiate foam solution generation by applying the foam stream away from the product spill area or tank wall, Once the foam solution discharge has been established, the stream can be repositioned and applied to the spill, indirectly if possible.
High emphasis should be placed on cooling and maintaining ambient temperatures of tanks exposed to the ground fire. Increased temperatures will increase the rate of vapor release and cause heat‐triggered reactions in some products. Direct flame impingement usually commands the highest cooling priority; unless a product is present that is especially heat sensitive. Tanks exposed to ground fires have the potential for a flammable mixture to be generated due to an increase in product temperature, and ignition by the hot metal of the tank shell.
Large ground fires are typically extinguished by applying a foam blanket.
Water spray alone can be used to extinguish a ground fire involving products with flash points well above the temperature of the water applied (>100oF, 38oC). The water application cools the temperature of the product surface below its flash point, and the steam generated displaces the air required for combustion. Once the product is cooled sufficiently it ceases to produce the vapor required for combustion.
Three‐Dimensional fire from mixers or flange leaks can be extinguished by applying foam solution in such massive magnitude that the fire is simply overwhelmed. The dual agent application of foam and dry chemical simultaneously is often very effective for three‐dimensional fires by providing the means for prompt extinguishment of the pressure fire using the dry chemical and the product sealing of the foam to allow personnel to safely manage the spill fire.
In extinguishing a levee fire it is not necessary to make foam application to the entire fire surface simultaneously. Based on the foam discharge capabilities present; divide the spill area into sections that can be effectively extinguished by applying foam streams at or above the minimum application rate as per NFPA 11. Apply foam and extinguish one section before proceeding to the next section. Extinguished sections of the ground fire must be monitored and foam reapplied to maintain an intact foam blanket.
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications are typically from 30% to 60%. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must
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be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is meet or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
In the event that a containment area drain valve was open and product escaped to the waste water system:
Close the drain valve under the protection of water streams.
Establish a foam discharge at the containment area outlet, allowing foam to spread to blanket the product through the waste water system. It is not advisable for personnel to operate within spill area even when a foam blanket is in place.
Extinguishment priorities in the event of a multiple fire incident:
Ground fire first, tank fire second.
Tank fire first, ground fire second, pressure fire third.
Minimum Monitor Application Rates for Foam Solution:
I. Non In‐depth, Uncontained Spill Fire (<1” depth)
i Foam Type: AFFF, FFFP, AR‐AFFF, AR‐FFFP 0.10 usgpm/ft2 (4.1 lpm/m2) 15 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 15 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
ii Foam Type: Protein, Fluorprotein 0.16 usgpm/ft2 (6.5 lpm/m2) 15 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 15 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Alcohols & Oxygenates: 15 minute minimum application time application rates, and foam concentrate percentage vary per product
II. In‐depth, Contained Spill Fire (>1” depth) 0.16 usgpm/ft2: (6.5 lpm/m2) 30 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 20 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Alcohols & Oxygenates: application rates, and foam concentrate percentage vary per product
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
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Fixed Cone Roof Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol
PRODUCTS:
Typically store combustible liquids with flash points exceeding 100oF, 38oC.
Can store liquids with lower flash points; crude oil, polar solvents, contaminated combustible liquids.
Environmental regulations typically prevent storage of Class I flammable liquids in larger fixed roof tanks.
For volatile liquid, the rich vapor space typically prevents ignition within the tank.
DESCRIPTION:
Permanently attached roof.
Vapor space between the liquid surface and the underside of the roof.
Tanks may be equipped with emergency vents, or a frangible roof seam to allow for emergency venting.
Larger tanks, 35’ (10 m) or greater in diameter, the roof is typically constructed with a weak roof‐to‐shell seam, so that in the event of over pressurization (such as an internal explosion) the roof will separate from the vertical shell to prevent failure at the tank bottom seam which would release the entire contents of the tank.
Tanks without a frangible roof seam can fail at the bottom of the tank when exposed to an internal over pressurization, causing significant or total loss of tank integrity and/or tank launching.
Tanks may have open vents or be equipped with a pressure‐vacuum vent to prevent the release of vapors during small changes in pressure resulting from changes in the liquid level or temperature.
INHERENT HAZARDS:
Fire associated with this type of tank is commonly attributed to leaks or fire extension from other incidents. Fixed roof tanks that are grouped together within common levees are especially vulnerable to ground fires.
Non‐volatile stock such as diesel may become heated by radiant or convective heat from a source such as a nearby ground fire or tank fire, causing the vapor space to pass into the explosive range.
Boilover is a potential hazard any time a full surface tank fire occurs in a storage tank containing crude petroleum or derivative with components having a wide range of boiling points and where free water or a water‐in‐oil emulsion also is present within the tank. Consider checking the tank water draw and removing the water component if present.
Fixed roof tanks without frangible seams exposed to fire conditions must be monitored closely and cooled appropriately to ensure internal over pressurization does not occur. Fixed roof tanks without frangible seams are not designed for service above 93oC (200oF) or pressures exceeding 15 psi (1 kg/cm2). Catastrophic failure of the tank due to over pressurization may cause tank launching, and a flash fire followed by a large ground fire.
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VENT FIRE:
Vent fires are typically caused by lightning.
Vent fires are commonly extinguished with minimal damage and low risk to personnel using dry chemical applications or by reducing the tanks internal pressure.
Generally (but not mandatory) pressure and vacuum vents are designed to fail open in case of any component failure.
Assuming that the majority of vents will fail in the open position in case of fire, the valve can continue to vent products and therefore remain a fuel source.
Vent Fire with Yellow‐Orange Flame and Black Smoke
Indicates that the vapor/air mixture in the tank is above its flammable or explosive limits.
Extinguished with dry chemical fire extinguishers.
Vent Fire with Snapping Blue‐Red, Nearly Smokeless Flame
Indicates that the vapor or air mixture in the tank is flammable or explosive.
As long as the tank is breathing through the pressure‐vacuum valve, the flame cannot flash back into the tank because of the high‐velocity flow through the valve.
Extinguishment Options:
I. Pressure reduction in the tank (caused by cooling) can snuff out the fire when the pressure‐vacuum valve closes.
When the tank is exposed to fire, this can be accomplished by applying cooling water to the tank roof and shell.
If pumping into the tank is pressurizing the tank, a pressure reduction can be obtained by stopping movement into the tank or pumping product out of the tank.
As there is no guarantee the vent will close “bubble tight” there may be vapor leakage and a need to follow‐up with a hose or dry chemical application.
II. A positive pressure is maintained in the tank by introducing fuel gas.
When a fuel‐rich condition is indicated by a change of flame character (to Vent Fire with Yellow‐Orange Flame and Black Smoke), extinguishment may be accomplished with dry chemical extinguishers.
Following any vent fire, the vents should be inspected and replaced as needed. A damaged vent will continue to release flammable vapors resulting in continuing fire and environmental liability.
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UNOBSTRUCTED FULL LIQUID SURFACE FIRE:
The roof has totally separated at a frangible (weak) seam leaving the total liquid surface uncovered.
The roof usually separates in one piece.
Foam chambers if present are not operationally functional.
Pumping out the tank should only be undertaken if the assessed chances of tank fire extinguishment are poor. Pumping out the tank will reduce the amount of fuel for the fire, minimizing burn time, but will cause more structural damage to the tank shell.
Extinguishment Options:
II. Type III Topside Foam Monitor Application 0.16 usgpm/ft2 (6.5 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 65 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 65 minutes Crude Petroleum 65 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 50 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications are typically from 30% to 60%. The increased Type III minimum application rate of 0.16 usgpm/ft2 versus the Type II application as per NFPA 11, accounts only for the foam loss incurred by a less gentle application of the foam to the fire surface. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is meet or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
Shorter duration times (due to higher application rates; in the range of 0.20 – 0.30 usgpm/ft2) are acceptable but may not be decreased below 70% of the recommended time.
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
When tanks exceed 100’ in diameter, foam application will often need to be significantly increased due to the decreased fire extinguishing ability of the applied foam as its water drops out during a long travel distance over a hot surface. Multiple discharge streams can be merged into a single application stream to affect the higher application requirements.
III. Subsurface Foam Injection 0.10 usgpm/ft2: (4.1 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
The foam injection point must be above any water bottom in the tank to avoid excessive dilution of the foam.
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High back pressure foam makers are required to allow foam injection to overcome the tank head
pressure and viscosity characteristics of the tank product.
Low discharge velocity of the foam provides an application that limits surface turbulence and fuel entrainment which causes deteriorating of the foam blanket.
Subsurface injection is not recommended for Polar Solvents with high water miscibility.
When a long preburn period has occurred, water streams can be fanned across the fire surface to cool the product. The application of water will generally produce some level of frothing. It is critical that the water is not applied as a stream to penetrate the product surface, but fanned across the surface to achieve cooling through the complete conversion of water to steam. The application rate should be adjusted to minimize frothing while still providing cooling. The surface level of the product can be lowered to minimize the amount of frothover by partially pumping the tank out. Cooling streams of water will be required to protect the tank shell above the liquid level from damage. As the frothing subsides, the water application rate can be increased to affect a higher cooling rate. Constant monitoring for the presence and movement of a heat wave front is required to assess for boilover potential. Once the product surface is sufficiently cooled, foam application can commence to extinguish the surface fire.
Boilover is a potential tank fire escalation scenario for crude oil tanks, or tanks containing heavy fuels with multiple fractions having a wide range of boiling points. As the crude oil burns the light ends vaporize and burn at the liquid surface. A hot dense layer of the heavier components forms and begins to travel downwards to the bottom of the tank. The hot dense layer moves at an approximate rate of 1 ‐2 meters per hour. When the hot dense layer reaches the water inherent in the bottom of the tank, the water is heated and turns to steam. The steam travels upward from the bottom of the tank causing a massive eruption of the burning fuel, spreading molten product a potential distance of 5 – 10 tank diameters.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
Cooling the exterior tank shell above the liquid level with water streams will assist in:
keeping the tank shell erect, minimize the potential for folding inward.
increasing the sealing ability of the foam against the tank shell.
OBSTRUCTED FULL LIQUID SURFACE FIRE:
Depending on the circumstance of the tank internal pressurization or explosion, the roof may “fishmouth”, lift into the air and fall back into the tank, or blow off leaving segments of the structure still intact, all of which partially obstruct the surface of the fire.
Foam chambers, if present, are not operationally functional.
Pumping out the tank should only be undertaken if the assessed chances of tank fire extinguishment are poor. Pumping out the tank will reduce the amount of fuel for the fire, minimizing burn time, but will cause more structural damage to the tank shell.
Extinguishment Options:
I. Type III Topside Foam Monitor Application through roof tear opening if present 0.16 usgpm/ft2 (6.5 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 65 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 65 minutes Crude Petroleum
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65 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 50 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Extended foam application may be required to seal the obstructed area and prevent burn‐back and re‐ignition, this may require much more foam concentrate resources than the stated minimum by NFPA 11.
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications are typically from 30% to 60%. The increased Type III minimum application rate of 0.16 usgpm/ft2 versus the Type II application as per NFPA 11, accounts only for the foam loss incurred by a less gentle application of the foam to the fire surface. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is met or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
Foam streams applied via Type III foam monitors may experience limited access points through the damaged roof, and may incur significant foam losses due to “roll‐off” as a portion of the foam stream contacts the roof and does not flow to the surface of the fire. The foam losses due to the “roll‐off” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is met or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
Fire apparatus with elevated master streams can be utilized to increase the accuracy of discharge streams through restricted openings therefore minimizing foam losses.
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
When tanks exceed 100’ in diameter, foam application will often need to be significantly increased due to the decreased fire extinguishing ability of the applied foam as its water drops out during a long travel distance over a hot surface. Multiple discharge streams can be merged into a single application stream to affect the higher application requirements.
II. Subsurface Foam Injection 0.10 usgpm/ft2: (4.1 lpm/ft2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
The foam injection point must be above any water bottom in the tank to avoid excessive dilution of the foam.
High back pressure foam makers are required to allow foam injection to overcome the tank head pressure and viscosity characteristics of the tank product.
Low discharge velocity of the foam provides an application that limits surface turbulence and fuel entrainment which causes deteriorating of the foam blanket.
Subsurface injection is not recommended for Polar Solvents with high water miscibility.
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In the event that the tank fire has burned for an extended period of time (~6+ hours) expect a build up of
burning residue to accumulate on the underside of the roof. Once the fire is extinguished and a thick foam blanket is established, knock the embers from the roof, preferably using a crane’s “Head‐ache ball”.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
Cooling the exterior tank shell above the liquid level with water streams will assist in:
keeping the tank shell erect, minimize the potential for folding inward.
increasing the sealing ability of the foam against the tank shell.
FULL LIQUID SURFACE FIRE WITH INTACT ROOF:
The roof of the tank has remained mostly undamaged but provides sufficient air to the internal tank vapor space, such that a full liquid surface fire is possible.
Pumping out the tank should only be undertaken if the assessed chances of tank fire extinguishment are poor. Pumping out the tank will reduce the amount of fuel for the fire, minimizing burn time, but will cause more structural damage to the tank shell.
Foam system components should be protected with cooling water streams until fire fighting resources can be mustered and extinguishment efforts initiated.
Extinguishment Options:
I. Type II Foam Chamber / Fixed Nozzle Application 0.10 usgpm/ft2 (4.1 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum 55 minutes Alcohols & Oxygenates (application rates, foam conc % vary per product) 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
In the event of foam loss from the fixed or semi‐fixed foam system; quantify the volume rate loss and increase the supply to the system appropriately such that the minimum application rate is achieved at the fire surface.
In the event of a fixed system proportioning failure; supply the system with foam generated from mobile fire apparatus.
The fixed or semi‐fixed foam system may not be capable of operating at a flow volume of 0.20 usgpm/ft2 as this rate may significantly exceed the design parameters of the system.
II. Subsurface Foam Injection 0.10 usgpm/ft2: (4.1 lpm/m2) 0.20 usgpm/ft2 (8.1 lpm/m2): if prolonged burning – if heat wave established 55 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 55 minutes Crude Petroleum 30 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
The foam injection point must be above any water bottom in the tank to avoid excessive dilution of the foam.
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High back pressure foam makers are required to allow foam injection to overcome the tank head
pressure and viscosity characteristics of the tank product.
Low discharge velocity of the foam provides an application that limits surface turbulence and fuel entrainment which causes deteriorating of the foam blanket.
Subsurface injection is not recommended for Polar Solvents with high water miscibility.
In the event that the tank fire has burned for an extended period of time (~6+ hours) expect a build up of burning residue to accumulate on the underside of the roof. Once the fire is extinguished and a thick foam blanket is established, knock the embers from the roof, preferably using a crane’s “Head‐ache ball”.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
Cooling the exterior tank shell above the liquid level with water streams will assist in:
keeping the tank shell erect, minimize the potential for folding inward.
increasing the sealing ability of the foam against the tank shell.
GROUND SPILL / FIRES:
Ground fires can be caused from tank or piping leakage or overflow.
Drain valves should be closed and the product confined within the levee of origin.
Isolate the spill supply by:
I. Closing pertinent valves (roof drain valves, water bottom drain valves, etc.) under the cover of water spray streams for protection. Extinguishing pressure fires without isolating the source of the release may result in the formation of flammable vapor clouds.
II. Displacing enough product with water to produce a water leak rather than a product leak. The water pressure in the line or tank must be greater than the product pressure in the line or tank. Care should be exercised to avoid overfilling the tank.
Exercise caution when applying foam to unignited flammable spills, where a source of ignition does not exist. Consider the potential for static charge build‐up generated by the foam stream (API 2021 Appendix I.2)
Do not apply foam streams unless:
i Personnel require protection from potential ignition
ii Uncontrollable ignition sources exist
iii Vapour emissions present a greater hazard potential
If foam streams are to be applied:
iv Apply foam streams gently to the product surface. Avoid plunging as it presents a greater potential for static charge ignition.
v Utilize foam systems that generate foam solution from built‐in inductors or proportioners. Avoid the use of portable foam inductors, as these present a greater potential for static charge ignition.
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vi Initiate foam solution generation by applying the foam stream away from the product spill
area or tank wall, Once the foam solution discharge has been established, the stream can be repositioned and applied to the spill, indirectly if possible.
High emphasis should be placed on cooling and maintaining ambient temperatures of tanks exposed to the ground fire. Increased temperatures will increase the rate of vapor release and cause heat‐triggered reactions in some products. Direct flame impingement usually commands the highest cooling priority; unless a product is present that is especially heat sensitive. Tanks exposed to ground fires have the potential for a flammable mixture to be generated due to an increase in product temperature, and ignition by the hot metal of the tank shell.
Large ground fires are typically extinguished by applying a foam blanket.
Water spray alone can be used to extinguish a ground fire involving products with flash points well above the temperature of the water applied (>100oF, 38oC). The water application cools the temperature of the product surface below its flash point, and the steam generated displaces the air required for combustion. Once the product is cooled sufficiently it ceases to produce the vapor required for combustion.
Three‐Dimensional fire from mixers or flange leaks can be extinguished by applying foam solution in such massive magnitude that the fire is simply overwhelmed. The dual agent application of foam and dry chemical simultaneously is often very effective for three‐dimensional fires by providing the means for prompt extinguishment of the pressure fire using the dry chemical and the product sealing of the foam to allow personnel to safely manage the spill fire.
When extinguishing a levee fire it is not necessary to make foam application to the entire fire surface simultaneously. Based on the foam discharge capabilities present; divide the spill area into sections that can be effectively extinguished by applying foam streams at or above the minimum application rate as per NFPA 11. Apply foam and extinguish one section before proceeding to the next section. Extinguished sections of the ground fire must be monitored and foam reapplied to maintain an intact foam blanket.
Wind conditions and appliance nozzle characteristics can cause foam loss due to “drop‐out”. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” from monitor applications are typically from 30% to 60%. Foam losses due to “drop‐out” must be quantified and overcome by increasing the discharge rate to ensure the required minimum application rate is met or exceeded at the application to the fire surface.
In the event that a containment area drain valve was open and product escaped to the waste water system:
Close the drain valve under the protection of water streams.
Establish a foam discharge at the containment area outlet, allowing foam to spread to blanket the product through the waste water system.
It is not advisable for personnel to operate within spill area even when a foam blanket is in place.
Extinguishment priorities in the event of a multiple fire incident:
Ground fire first, tank fire second.
Tank fire first, ground fire second, pressure fire third.
Minimum Monitor Application Rates for Foam Solution:
I. Non In‐depth, Uncontained Spill Fire (<1” depth)
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i Foam Type: AFFF, FFFP, AR‐AFFF, AR‐FFFP
0.10 usgpm/ft2 (4.1 lpm/m2) 15 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 15 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
ii Foam Type: Protein, Fluorprotein 0.16 usgpm/ft2 (6.5 lpm/m2) 15 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 15 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Alcohols & Oxygenates: 15 minute minimum application time application rates, and foam concentrate percentage vary per product
II. In‐depth, Contained Spill Fire (>1” depth) 0.16 usgpm/ft2: (6.5 lpm/m2) 30 minutes Class I Hydrocarbon 20 minutes Class II Hydrocarbon
Alcohols & Oxygenates: application rates, and foam concentrate percentage vary per product
The gentle application of foam during topside application limits submerging of the foam into the product which causes product entrainment and foam destruction.
Foam type must be compatible with both product type and application technique.
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Bolted & Riveted Seam Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol
DESCRIPTION:
These tanks are constructed with shell and roof sections fastened together with bolts and rivets with a rubber or elastomeric material as a gasket between the plates.
INHERENT HAZARDS:
These Tanks typically are not originally equipped with frangible roof seams.
Any type of fire occurring to this type of tank structure has the potential to burn hot enough to melt the rubber or elastomeric gasket material between the plates causing tank leakage and fire escalation down the outside of the tank.
3D FIRES:
Three‐Dimensional fires occurring with leaking light product may be extinguished with a dry chemical application.
Three‐Dimensional fires occurring with leaking heavy product may be quenched with water streams.
Cooling of the tank shell is required for all fire events occurring to bolted and riveted seam tanks.
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Protecting Adjacent Tanks Burnaby Fire Department General Tank Fire Protocol
Cooling adjacent tanks is only required when exposed to elevated heat levels.
Cooling adjacent tanks can be conducted simultaneously with fire suppression operations where sufficient discharge resources are present.
Tanks and components exposed to Thermal Flux:
350 kW/m2 In Flame
+32 kW/m2 Flame Impingement Tank Escalation probable Tank cooling required immediately
8 kW/ m2 Elevated heating of tank Escalation if long exposure without cooling
5 kW/m2 Personnel experience 2nd and 3rd degree burns
1 kW/m2 Personnel experience 1st degree burns
Cooling Distance from radiant heat for tank spacing of:
2 diameters In downwind direction
1 diameter In all other directions
Generally tank fire escalation is unlikely if tank spacing >0.5 diameter.
Heat scorching of paint on exposed tank is positive indicator of a cooling requirement.
Exposed tanks can be assessed for cooling requirements by use of heat gauging equipment and detectors or by applying a water stream to the tank shell surface; steam generation indicates an elevated surface temperature. Negative effects on exposed tanks to radiant heat below the liquid level:
Heat exposure on the shell of a cone roof tank containing combustible liquids can bring the vapor space into flammable range.
Heat exposure on the shell of tanks with low flash point products can cause the internal tank pressure to increase and exceed the vent capacity causing structural roof failure at the weak roof‐to‐shell seam where present. Escalation from the structural failure may include a full surface tank fire.
Heat exposure to floating roof tanks may cause vapor leakage and potential ignition at the rim seal area. Tank components especially vulnerable to heat exposure damage:
Shell area above the liquid level.
Vents, valves, mixers and gauging equipment.
Uninsinuated structural supports.
Inactive foam systems. Cooling Application Rates:
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0.05 usgpm/ft2 (2.0 lpm/m2) Theoretical
Generally much higher discharge rates are required due to range issues and “drop‐out” associated with monitor streams.
Water Application Considerations:
Water streams application priority to mitigate:
I. Flame impingement
II. Heating of tank vapor space
III. Heating of tank liquid space
Cooling water should be applied from the windward side if possible.
Apply water streams fanned out across the tank shell surface utilizing a partial fog nozzle setting.
Apply streams to the roof area of fixed roof tanks, letting the water run down the tank shell.
Do not apply water to the roof areas of external floating roof tanks, as the addition weight due to water collection may sink the floating roof.
Water streams must be applied carefully when use in proximity to foam streams or intact foam blankets. Water streams may disrupt the sealing nature of foam applications and cause re‐ignition of extinguished areas.
High volume monitor streams, when applied as a straight stream, have the potential to damage small diameter piping.
Excessive use of cooling water may:
Decrease the water resources available for fire suppression operations.
Overfill containment areas and drainage flumes.
Float empty tanks from their foundations
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Appendix E Emergency Management Evaluation
For the purposes of clarity, attached is a draft matrix for defining the adequacy of an HSE Case Study process (i.e. Risk identification, preventative barriers and applicable recovery controls.
Trans Mountain & Westridge Site Densification
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Control Processes
What are the proposed construction and operational change impacts in regard to the encroachment of the facility to neighboring communities?
Increased Tank-Levee proximity to Fenceline
Decrease in the inherent isolation of facility hazards due to distances to life & environmental sensitivities
Multiple Isolation Phases prior to event exposure to adjacent risk/assets
Provided by MOVs controlled:
Automatically by HC detector & UV/IR sensors Remotely in Control Room Locally at safe field access locations
Isolation valve assurance process including:
Engineering paper describing component selection, failure frequency measures, inspection & maintenance requirements
Quarterly test & exercise procedures
Tank Levee containment at minimum volume to retain tank full capacity & fire water application requirements without requiring draw off operations (for all new construction assets & legacy assets)
Provide Tank fill management system to prevent all Tank Overfill events, including (but not limited to):
High Level Alarms High-High Level Alarms Control Room Monitoring during all transfer operations
Impervious Tank Levee walls with concrete reinforcement to ensure levees provided on hills are maintained during seismic events (for all new construction assets & legacy assets)
Exterior Levee outfall isolation control valves (MOV requirements as above)
Routing of Levee outfall away from critical exposures including critical adjacent assets/risk & directionally away from Fenceline exposures
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Continued: Trans Mountain & Westridge Site Densification
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Objective Commitments
Increased Tank-Levee proximity to Fenceline
Decrease in the elapse time from event occurrence to event impact on life & environment, reduction in notification & escape time prior to direct impact
Provide in field at Tank/Pump Station/Manifold/Loading Arm hydrocarbon monitoring to provide earliest possible detection
Provide constant Fenceline atmospheric outfall monitoring systems with automated notification system
Notification System to include Tiered & Cascading mass notification capability, based on concentration & rate of change modelling for impact exterior to Fenceline
Increase in the threat to life & environment due to greater proximity
Aggressive secondary berming provisions at proximity to Fenceline to ensure liquid release retention prior to release from facility, with special consideration given to outfalls creating immediate impact to areas of life & environmental susceptibility.
Increase in the Tank to Tank proximity
Reduction of the safe protective distances, creating higher potential for single event occurrence to develop into a multiple risk event
Provide an absolute minimum One (1) Tank Diameter, or greater spacing throughout facility
Position highest risk & highest consequence storage Tanks strategically in order to prevent proximity clustering of high potentials
Greater requirement to protect adjacent risks while simultaneously mitigating initial hazard, added complexity, coordination & resource requirements
Emergency Management Protocols, Mobile Fire Protection Equipment & Water/Foam resources identified & detailed to include the proximity event escalation protection operations simultaneously with actual event mitigation operations.
Waste Water Retention & Treatment Systems consistent with the volume per minute to maintain proximity areas without accumulating cooling water, for all risk potentials, inclusive of event mitigation in concert with proximity hazard protection operations
Increased fire water requirement
Interior Fenceline & Exterior Fenceline water demands identified & provided such that sufficient cooling/foam firefighting water is present to conduct:
1. Direct event mitigation 2. Proximity Risk Protection 3. Exterior Fenceline Exposure Protection Operations 4. Outfall Structure Fire potential in geographical area impacted by
potential water use within facility
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Continued: Trans Mountain & Westridge Site Densification
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Objective Commitments
Increase in the Tank to Tank proximity
Increased fire water requirement
Fire Water System provided with:
Capability to provide water at the volume required to provide direct event mitigation at a rate of not less than 0.30 usgpm/ft2 (this application rate to facilitate extinguishment in a potential reduced time frame & accounts for the likely event set-up requirement that may establish tank heat wave conditions) based on the large full surface tank fire event, including an additional 60% (requirement for foam stream loss attributed to Drop-Out) for a continually (NFPA 11 identifies a minimum of 0.16 usgpm/ft2 + American Petroleum Institute recommendation of 30 – 60% added for Drop-Out of foam streams due to the impact of wind on Type III Mobile Monitor discharges, for a minimum of 65 minutes. A period of 80 minutes, is a potential concession time frame, with 65 minutes as the absolute minimum time requirement)
Capability to provide water at the volume required to provide proximity fire protection streams to all risks within 2 Tank diameters downwind & 1 Tank diameter in all other directions, at a rate of not less than 0.05 usgpm/ft2 to all potential exposure surfaces
Placement of Fire Water Hydrants/Manifolds based on the tactical wind-direction considered event mitigation protocols, to ensure mobile equipment can easily facilitate water supply operations from all necessary deployment locations
Redundant Fire Water pumping systems to ensure Fire Water Main is provide charged throughout event, with the ability to maintain full capability with partial system failure
Engineering Business Case with maintenance process assurances Frequency test & exercise commitments Pump curve testing annually at a minimum
Increased fixed fire protection resources
Fixed System Rim Seal Foam Application systems
Fixed Foam capable spray systems to protect critical non-tank risks
Fixed remote controlled Dock Monitor system sufficient to mitigate a dock based fire/release event
Increased semi-fixed fire protection resources
Provide semi-fixed fire protection systems to areas that:
Create proximity hazards to responders operating With poor access right of way provisions Surfaces requiring fire stream application, but are provided without
unimpeded stream flight access
Increased mobile fire protection resource requirements
Commitment & maintenance of sufficient mobile resources to provide a flexible application of emergency resource to the remaining emergency risk potentials
Trained personnel sufficient to operate the fire protection resources in a immediate need emergency deployment timeframe
Commitment & maintenance of sufficient personnel to operate all required specialized hydrocarbon & industrial firefighting equipment in a timeframe consistent with immediate action to prevent the growth of a precipitating emergency response incident
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Continued: Trans Mountain & Westridge Site Densification
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Objective Commitments
Increase in the Tank to Tank proximity
Increase fire protection response needs above minimum event type
Due to the complex, highly sensitive & critical nature of the proposed facility expansion, emergency response protection should be provided as a principal at a commitment to exceed the minimum requirement
Decrease in the safety of establish safe access right of ways within the facility, to facilitate the appropriate deployment of ER resources for all wind directions & hazard types
Provide all sided Levee access right of ways accessible for deployment of mobile fire protection resources at safe working distance & distances that allow for foam stream application to rear opposite tank interior tank wall
Increased facility operations in close proximity to highly dynamic rail transportation lines
Increased hydrocarbon rail tank traffic in close proximity to dense facility operations
Increased environmental risks, risks of loss to sensitive waterway areas inherent due to location
Note: Marine transfer of product on the foreshore is federally regulated
Provide multiple phase marine spill containment provisions around loading operations to capture the highest percentage of release and to control the dispersal of remaining release volume such that comprehensive spill recovery provisions can be deployed and limited release extension to the immediate loading facility area.
Note: Marine transfer of product on the foreshore is federally regulated
Provide soil, water & airborne release monitoring, testing & recovery mechanisms, programs & processes to ensure retention, remediation & reporting of all product releases
Provide multiple phase land based spill containment provisions around pipeline & storage facility operations to capture the highest percentage of release and to control the dispersal of remaining release volume such that comprehensive spill recovery provisions can be deployed and limited release extension to the immediate area of incident occurrence.
Increase in potential size of fire/release event due to density of risks on the Westridge foreshore
Land based facility & exposure protection planning & resources required to manage impacts of marine based, partial marine-land based & land based events in & around the Westridge facility, on the areas regulated municipally by the City of Burnaby
Increased risk of event occurrence due to dynamic nature of rail traffic hazard
Emergency Response planning, resources & response commitment required to respond to event potential presented
Increased risk due to frequency of rail traffic hazard
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Continued: Trans Mountain & Westridge Site Densification
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Objective Commitments
Increased facility operations in close proximity to highly dynamic rail transportation lines
Increased hydrocarbon rail tank traffic in close proximity to dense facility operations
Increased due to the inherent lack of distance available to create security-based isolation zones along Westridge rail line cross-sectioning of marine based loading operations
Strategic planning in the decompression of facility risk clustering by facility design, provision of sufficient setbacks and isolation distances to reduce proximity to potential, reduce the potential of multiple risk event occurrence
Provide fixed & semi-fixed fire protection systems to provide fire/release suppression capabilities within complex proximity areas
Increased in utilities demand
Increased City water input, required to be securely, fully & redundantly allocated
Identify the Business Case for water requirements of the proposed facilities including:
Emergency water Basic operational water requirement Impact analysis on the water use stakeholders Plan to offset City infrastructure requirement to facilitate
Increased electrical service input, required to be securely, fully & redundantly allocated
Identify the Business Case for electricity service requirements of the proposed facilities including:
Viability of existing grid system Sustainable electrical during all environmental & emergency impacts
Increased operating capacity & operations undertaken at high facility capacity
Decreased amount of reserved storage capacity to facilitate pump-over transfer operations in order to reduce adjacent risks
Provide constant ability in allocated capacity to pump out and transfer product from a tank creating an emergency condition
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Risk of Products Present
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Objective Commitments
What risks are associated with the product being transferred, stored & loaded?
Hazard risk increase due to volume & type of materials present within proposed facility
Risk of airborne release hazard due to tight tank to fence distance ratio, reduces safe notification & self-evacuation time
Mitigation requirements to identify, respond to & suppress the release of flammable vapors created by a release event (including but not limited to) in an immediate time frame, for:
Releases to levee 3 Dimensional releases from a pressurized source (flange, valve, etc.) Release pat primary containment Ignited release mitigation Pipeline releases Releases remote to isolation provisions
Immediate close range proximity of proposed large storage tank & elementary school
Flammable products, presence of light end will exhibit combustion similar to gasoline with long sustained burn off of heavier ends
Significant Risk of Boilover event for Tank Fire preparedness
Management & notification provisions required to completely evacuate within 15 Tank Diameters
Comprehensive Tank-Event specific Fire/Release Pre-Plans required to identify procedures, resources & responsibilities during full spectrum Tank Fire/Release events
Increased risk of Hot Work hazard potentials
Internal permitting, testing & hazard control processes to be established, managed & adequately supervised throughout work
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Emergency Management Scope
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Objective Commitments
What will Kinder Morgan undertake in order to appropriately initiate, plan, prepare, maintain, exercise & audit their emergency management programs?
Increase burden on compliance authorities to ensure appropriate emergency management preparedness
Requirement to ensure appropriate, approved & maintained accurate & compliant emergency response preparedness
Including (but not limited to):
Emergency Response Plan CSA Z731-03 compliant CEPA compliant
Oil Spill Control Plan – Federally Regulated Individual Hazard comprehensive all condition-event response
protocol & procedures, including contingency control provisions Resource availability Personnel with necessary skills, knowledge & abilities
Requirement to ensure appropriate, approved & maintained accurate & compliant engineered hazard reductions process
Detailed engineering business case for material selection criteria, including documentation for audit of quantitative risk assessment & frequency determinations
Critical component is the comprehensive parameter identification around the variables for quantitative risk assessment & frequency, such as inspection & maintenance frequency & quality to ensure variable management issues are fully complied with calculations
Requirement to ensure appropriate frequency, quality, scope & certification of maintenance & processes
Detailed engineering business case & established operational process to maintain equipment & risk rate at the ALARP level
Detail on the specific expectation on the level & commitments to the describer “Reasonably” having cost not as a driver for reasonable
Requirement to ensure appropriate operational procedures are in-place, utilized, maintained current & provided frequent high quality staff training
Documentation & firm commitment of auditable operational procedures compliance
Displaced scrutiny & responsibility from facility operator to City of Burnaby
Commitments documented & openly available for reference & consultation by all stakeholders
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Continued: Emergency Management Scope
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Objective Commitments
Increase in major event planning requirement within the City of Burnaby & their Departments
City of Burnaby expansion of emergency management preparations & pre-planned protocols for KM site events
Include Specifically (but not limited to):
Tank Fire events extinguishable Tank Fire events not extinguishable Boilover events Mass evacuation events Mass decontamination events Released flammable vapor ignition Inside Fenceline Released flammable vapor ignition outside Fenceline Land based product release Marine based product release Marine fire impacting City of Burnaby Security event KM Seismic event management Environmental event Service utility interruption
Increase in the required emergency response resources in order to support Kinder Morgan event management
Proximity of risk clusters inside Fenceline create the greater likelihood of BFD engagement in support activities interior Fenceline
Current on-shift BFD resources would be fully deployed to exterior Fenceline operations in the event of a Kinder Morgan event. The increase in interior Fenceline potential would encroach on the Call-Out fire company capability, & their ability to both continue to respond to likely high volume spin-off incident occurrence, standard fire service response & significantly increased requirements for interior Fenceline support operations
Increased Training requirements of Burnaby Fire Department
Critical new training required to familiarize BFD responders to the changing risks & configurations within the facilities & pipeline
Internal Fenceline support for non-specialized fire protection operations will include, site specific:
Fire water system capabilities & features Product considerations High proximity simultaneous fire protection operations Enhanced airborne outfall monitoring operations
(these considerations assume no service level change move to BFD responsibility as the primary response agency – currently Kinder Morgan)
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Management of Security Potentials
Critical Issue Consequences / Requirements
Objective Commitments
What will Kinder Morgan provide in order to ensure the Trans Mountain, Westridge facilities & pipeline areas in Burnaby are maintained fully protected from a security threat perspective?
Increased risk of a Security Event occurring
Increased need for automated monitoring provision
Automated Systems for monitoring:
Visual/Camera systems Motion/Entry Sensors Pass Card Locked Access facility exclusion mechanisms
throughout
Increased need for human based oversight monitoring provision
Security Patrols for early detection
Security response and investigation capability consistent with protection of critical infrastructure
Increased potential impact of a Security Event
Increase levels of security provided at facilities & pipeline
Comprehensive Security Plan for prevention, response, mitigation & recovery from (but not limited to):
Unauthorized Entry Civil Protest Civil Disobedience Mischief Willful Damage Armed Intruder Threat Management Violent Action Marine based Security
RCMP Interface & Support requirement
Technical representatives available with pre-establish briefing information & isolation-safetying provisions at the time of RCMP arrival
Product Movement Control / Isolation procedures to accompany security event procedures
Decreased employee monitoring per operating Tank, moving litre of product
Increased need for automated & physical monitoring of facility & pipeline operations by trained operations based technicians
Commitment of minimum staffing, sufficient for constant & uninterrupted:
Product storage monitoring Transfer monitoring Capability to provide immediate remote or local (in-field) isolation of
product bearing tanks, piping, pipelines, loading arms & facility systems.
Capability to respond to the field to investigate alarm occurrence Capability to initiate emergency response, by:
Increased complexity/volume of operations
Operational staffing consistent with risk & complex of large critical infrastructure facility
Additional operations personnel on-duty 24 hours per day
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Appendix F Industry Related Emergency Incident Occurrence - Timeline
Tank Farm Incidents ‐ Historical
Burnaby Fire Department Analysis
Date Country City Company Event Type Magnatude of Event Root Cause Event
Duration
2013 4 29 England Essex Vopak Terminal Diesel Stroage Tank Fire Empty Tank Fire No information available > 1 year
2013 1 5 India Surat Indian Oil Corporation Tank Fire 4 killed No information available > 1 year
2012 11 20 USA Mokena,IL Enbridge Tank Farm Crude Oil Tank Farm Spill 38,000 usgal Under Investigation > 1 week
2012 10 29 USA Sewaren, NJ Arthur Kill Storage Tank Spill 1,130 Tonnes Hurricane Sandy > 1 year
2012 8 6 USA Richmond,CA Chevron Refinery Tanks Fire 24 hour Tank Fire Corroded Pipeline > 1 week
2012 5 8 USA Samford, TX Merit Energy Tank Fire no information available Lightning Strike > 1 year
2012 2 21 Canada Burnaby, BC Chevron Burrard Inlet Refinery
Gasoline Release 26 Barrels Loose Pipe Flange > 1 week
2012 1 24 Canada Abbotsford, BC Kinder Morgan Spill Release to Levee 90 m3 Crude to Levee Snow/Ice Roof Drain Damage < 24 hours
2011 8 30 China Dalian Petro China Diesel Tank Fire no information available Connecting Pipe explosion > 1 year
2011 6 2 Wales Pembrooke Chevron Tank Fire 4 Dead No information available > 1 year
2011 5 31 Gibraltar Sea Port North Mole Tank Fire Full Surface Tank Fire No information available > 1 year
2010 9 10 Dutch
Bonaire Petroleos de
Tank Fire Full Surface Tank Fire Lightning Strike > 1 year
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Caribbean Venezuela
2010 5 27 Canada Burnaby, BC Chevron Burrard Inlet Refinery
Oil Loss to Burrard Inlet On going long term unidentifierd loss
Loss of Containment > 1 week
2009 10 29 India Jaipur Sitatpur Tank Farm Fire 11 Tank ‐ Full Surface Tank Fires
Possible earthquake initiation > 1 year
2009 10 9 Puerto Rico San Juan Caribbean Petroleum Tank Farm Fire 30 Tank ‐ Full Surface Tank Fires
Vapour release ignition > 1 year
2010 6 13 USA Greensboro, NC Colonial Pipelines Tank Fire Full Surface Tank Fire Lightning Strike > 1 year
2009 7 23 USA Texas City Teppco Tank Fire Crude Oil Rim Seal Tank Fire Lightning Strike > 1 year
2009 5 6 Canada Burnaby, BC Kinder Morgan Crude Release to Tertiary Containment
305 m3 Crude Release past Primary Containment Wildlife impact (20 birds)
Failure of Pumping Systems > 1 week
2008 12 10 USA Woodward, OK J&R Transport Explosion & Tank Fire 1/4 mile Debris damage Transfer from Transport Truck > 1 year
2008 6 3 USA Fairfax, VA Magellan Midstream Partners LP
Tank Fire Full Surface Gasoline Tank Fire
Lightning Strike & Collapsed Floating Roof of Tank
> 1 year
2006 7 19 USA Lake Charles, LA Citgo Refinery Oil release from Tank to waterways
25,000,000 usgal No information available > 1 week
2005 12 13 England Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd.
Full Terminal Fire Tank Farm Fire ‐ 20 Tanks Unconfined Vapour Cloud Explosion
> 1 year
2005 8 30 USA Louisiana Hurrican Katerina Tank Farm Release 33,000 Tonnes Tanks moved from based due to levee flooding
> 1 year
2001 6 7 USA Norco, LA Orion 270' Full Surface Tank Fire 2 day Tank Fire Fight Lightning Strike with Partially Sunken Floating Roof
> 1 year
2001 5 29 Canada Burnaby, BC Chevron Burrard Inlet Refinery
MTBE Release Unnotified Release of High Hazard & Toxicity Product
No information available
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1989 12 24 USA Baton Rouge, LA Exxon Refinery Refinery Explosion Fire Tank Farm Fire ‐ 5 Tanks Ignition of Hydrocarbon release > 1 year
1988 10 25 Singapore Pulau Merlimau Singapore Refining Company
Tank Farm Fire 3 Involving Storage Tanks viacommon Levee 5 Day Burn‐Out
Heavy Rain & a partially choked roof drain
> 1 year
1987 6 11 Scotland Dalmeny British Petroleum Crude Oil Tank Tank Fire Maintenance work > 1 year
1983 8 30 England Milford Haven Amoco Refinery Boilover Crude Oil Tank 256' Tank Fire Roof Cracks causing ignitable surface via Cat Cracker
> 1 year
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Pipeline Incidents ‐ Historical
Burnaby Fire Department Analysis
Date Country City Company Event Type Magnatude of Event Root Cause Event
Duration
2013 10 29 USA Smithville, TX Koch Industries Crude Pipeline Spill 400 barrels overflowing 2 reserviors
Under Investigation > 1 week
2013 10 7 USA Columbia County, AR
Lion Oil Trading & Transportation
Crude Oil Pipeline Spill Extension of Spill to Water tributary
Under Investigation > 1 week
2013 9 25 USA Tioga, ND Tesoro Pipeline Crude Oil Pipeline 865,000 usgal, 7 acre coverage Corrosion of Pipeline Components
> 1 week
2013 7 26 usa Washington County, OK
British Petroleum Crude Oil Pipeline Spill 100 barrels released to water reservoir
Under Investigation > 1 week
2013 6 27 Canada Hope, BC Kinder Morgan Pipeline Release 25 barrels No information available < 24 hours
2013 6 12 Canada Merritt Kinder Morgan Pipeline Release small scale No information available < 24 hours
2013 5 9 USA Indianapolis, IN Marathon Pipeline Diesel Pipeline Spill 20,000 usgal undetected by SCADA system > 1 week
2013 3 18 USA Ogden, UT Chevron Diesel Pipeline spill 25,000 usgal released into Willard Bay State Park
Seam Rupture > 1 week
2013 3 9 USA Mayflower, AK ExxonMobil Pegasus Crude Pipeline
Crude Oil Spill 300,000 usgal impacting wildlife, homes & waterways
Hook cracks & low quality pipeline materials
> 1 week
2012 8 27 USA Palos Heights, IL West Shore Pipeline Jet Fuel Pipeline Spill 42,000 usgal into Calumet Sag Channel
External Pipeline Corrosion > 1 week
2012 7 30 USA Grand Marsh, WI Enbridge Light Crude Pipeline Spill 1,200 barrels Under Investigation > 1 week
2012 7 17 USA Jackson, WI West Shore Pipeline Gasoline Pipeline Release 54,000 usgal Gasoline & benezene contamination of water
Seam Failure > 1 week
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& homes
2012 6 18 Canada Elk Point, AB Enbridge Synthetic Crude Spill 60,760 usgal No information available > 1 week
2012 6 7 Canada Sundre,AB Plains Midstream Canada
Sour Crude Pipeline Spill 120,000 usgal to Red Deer River Pipeline Rupture > 1 week
2011 7 1 USA Billings, MT ExxonMobil Pipeline Oil Pipeline Spill to State Park Waterway
1,500 barrelsto Yellowstone River&135 Million in Clean‐Up Costs
Delayed Shutdown Errosion by water
> 1 year
2011 4 29 Canada Little Buffalo, AB Plains Midstream Canada
Oil Pipeline Release 3,800 Tonnes Pipeline Settling / Break > 1 week
2011 4 4 Canada Peace River, AB Plains Midstream Canada
Pipeline Release >1,000,000 usgal Light Crude largest AB spill in 36 years
Pipeline Corrosion > 1 year
2010 6 11 USA Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Creek Pipeline Release 107 Tonnes Pipeline Rupture > 1 week
2010 5 25 USA Anchorage, AK Trans‐Alaska Pipeline Pipeline Spill 1,200 Tonnes No information available > 1 week
2007 7 24 Canada Burnaby, BC Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Synthetic Crude Spill 224 m3 Pipeline release 100 m3 Stormdrain impact 6 m3 unrecovered
Construction Evacation Accident
> 1 year
2006 3 2 USA North Slope, AK Pruhoe Bay Pipeline Oil Spill 270,000 usgal of crude Corroded Transit Pipeline > 1 week
2005 7 15 Canada Attotsford, BC Kinder Morgan Spill Release 210 m3 pipeline release 14,300 m2 Wetland impact
Unauthorized Stockpiling of Soil
> 1 week
2004 11 9 USA Walnut Creek, CA Kinder Morgan Ignited Release Spill Fire 124,000 usgal Diesel spill KM failed toaccurately mark Pipeline, Excavation
> 1 week
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Refinery Incidents ‐ Historical
Burnaby Fire Department Analysis
Date Country City Company Event Type Magnatude of Event Root Cause Event
Duration
2014 3 1 Japan Tokyo TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK Hydrocaracking Unit Fire small scale fire Maintenance Work < 24 hours
2014 2 27 USA Baton Rouge, LA ExxonMobil Refinery Small Unit Fire small scale fire within fenceline
Under Investigation < 24 hours
2014 2 26 Russia Budyonnovsk Lukoil Ethylene Plant Fire no information available Pressure Let Down
2014 2 25 USA Convent, La Motiva Enterprises LLC Unit Fire small scale fire within fenceline
Under Investigation < 24 hours
2014 2 20 USA Corpus Christi, TX
Citgo Refinery Explosion East Plant partial involvement
Under Investigation < 24 hours
2014 2 19 USA Corpus Christi, TX
Citgo Refinery Crude Tower Fire small scale fire within fenceline
Unconfined Vapour Cloud Explosion
< 24 hours
2014 2 16 Indonesia Jakarta Pertamina Refinary Hydrocracking Unit small scale fire within fenceline
Attempted temperature increase
< 24 hours
2014 2 14 USA Salt Lake City, UT Tesoro Refinery Unit Fire Fire with Area power loss 3 hours
Under Investigation < 24 hours
2014 2 13 Russia Moscow Rosneft Ryazan Refinery Rail Car Fire Multiple Rail Car Crude Fire Rail Car Crash, Lack of Securing
1 week
2014 2 10 South Korea
Yeosu GS Caltex Corp Yeosu Refinery CCR Unit Fire combined with Pipeline crack
Under Investigation 1 week
2013 12 24 Canada Regina Co‐op Refinery Explosion & Fire 7 Hospitalized 4th event in 2 years
LPG Gas Build Up > 1 week
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2012 2 20 USA Cherry Point, WA British Petroleum Refinery Explosion no information available No information available > 1 year
2012 2 21 Canada Burnaby, BC Chevron Burrard Inlet Refinery Gasoline Release 26 Barrels Loose Pipe Flange > 1 week
2010 5 27 Canada Burnaby, BC Chevron Burrard Inlet Refinery Oil Loss to Burrard Inlet On going long term
Loss of Containment > 1 week
2010 4 2 USA Anacortes, WA Tesoro Corp. Refinery Explosion & Fire Naphtha Hydrotreater Unit 7 killed
Maintenance Work > 1 year
2005 3 23 USA Texas City, TX British Petroleum Explosion in Isomerization Process Unit
15 Dead, 170 injured Vapour Cloud ingnited on Vehicle
> 1 year
2001 5 29 Canada Burnaby, BC Chevron Burrard Inlet Refinery MTBE Release Unnotified Release of High Hazard & Toxicity Product
No information available
1989 12 24 USA Baton Rouge, LA Exxon Refibery Refinery Explosion Fire Tank Farm Fire ‐ 5 Tanks Ignition of release > 1 year
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Appendix G Information Request Round 1 – NEB Application
4A Project Design and Execution - Engineering
3.4.3 Burnaby Terminal Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 4A, s.3.4.3, P
4A-66, thru P 4A-71, Burnaby Terminal
Preamble: This section identifies the existed and planned tank farm layout for the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm facility. This section identifies tanks that will share containment provisions, partial remote impounding areas, tertiary containment areas, intermediate storm sewer water retention areas and new manifold, booster pumps and meters.
Request: a) Will KM TMEP changes to the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm, provide access for mobile fire suppression equipment to be safely deployed to all areas adjacent to the tank levee, such that the foam discharge equipment provided is capable of applying the minimum required foam solution application rates to the tank surface while accounting for foam solution losses due to drop-out, negative wind conditions and burn off, in order to effectively extinguish and full surface storage tank fire, for all potential tank sizes, tank products, pre-burn times, all wind directions, strengths and outfall heat directions?
b) Will KM TMEP changes to the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm, provide access for mobile fire suppression equipment to be safely deployed to all areas adjacent to tank levees, such that cooling water fire streams can be applied against heat exposed exterior tank shells of adjacent storage tanks with 2 diameters of the outfall wind direction and 1 tank diameter in all other directions?
c) Will KM TMEP changes to the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm, provide access for mobile fire suppression equipment to be safely deployed to all areas adjacent to tank levees, such that cooling water fire streams and foam solution extinguishment stream can be utilized simultaneously?
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3.4.3.8.2 Burnaby Terminal – Fire Protection Systems Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 4A, s.3.4.3.8.2, P
4A-77, Burnaby Terminal – Fire Protection Systems Preamble: This section identifies the planned fire protection system to be provide, both to
upgrade existing tank systems and for the new tank builds. This section includes content on fire-water systems, fixed foam suppression systems and foam solution proportioning components
Request: a) Will the fire-water reservoir and the fire water make-up connection at the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm Terminal be capable of constant fire water discharge for 80 minutes at a volume rate per minute that effects extinguishment of the full surface tank fire on the largest potential tank diameter, with the highest class product, with a significant pre-burn time prior to cooling application, with a minimum 60% loss of firefighting foam stream due to wind drop-out, up-draft burn off and stream plunging, while simultaneously also providing a minimum of 1,000 usgpm cooling water stream per adjacent storage tank located within 1 tank diameter?
b) Will the fire-water pumps at the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm Terminal be capable of constant fire water discharge for 80 minutes at a volume rate per minute that effects extinguishment of the full surface tank fire on the largest potential tank diameter, with the highest class product, with a significant pre-burn time prior to cooling application, with a minimum 60% loss of firefighting foam stream due to wind drop-out, up-draft burn off and stream plunging, while simultaneously also providing a minimum of 1,000 usgpm cooling water stream per adjacent storage tank located within 1 tank diameter, at sufficient discharge pressure to allow water/foam solution supply to enter discharge fire pumping appliances without the need for relay water pumping?
c) Will the foam solution proportioning systems at the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm Terminal be capable of generating a constant foam solution discharge at a volume rate per minute that effects extinguishment of the full surface tank fire on the largest potential tank diameter, with the highest class product, with a significant pre-burn time prior to cooling application, with a minimum 60% loss of firefighting foam stream due to wind drop-out, up-draft burn off and stream plunging,?
d) Will the foam concentrate stocks at the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm Terminal be capable of constant foam solution discharge for 80 minutes at a volume rate per minute that effects extinguishment of the full surface tank fire on the largest potential tank diameter, with the highest class product, with a significant pre-burn time prior to cooling application, with a minimum 60% loss of firefighting foam stream due to wind drop-out, up-draft burn off and stream plunging?
e) In the event of a rim seal pourer failure, will the fire suppression resources and deployment access areas at the Burnaby Trans Mountain Tank Farm Terminal be capable of provided for a highly accurate mobile fire monitor application against the rim seal fire area without creating the potential for application onto the floating roof or creating the potential to sink the floating roof, while achieving sufficient application volume rate to affect
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extinguishment?
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7 Risk Assessment and Management of Pipeline and Facility Spills
2.0 Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Oil Spills Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.2.0, P 7-3,
Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Oil Spills Preamble: This section states the commitment of Kinder Morgan to the prevention
mitigation of Oil Spill occurrence, and sets the parameters and scope of the efforts to which Kinder Morgan will prepare and respond.
Request: f) Has Kinder Morgan undertaken a Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Case Study for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project?
g) What were the specific parameters of the HSE Case Study?
h) What were the specific assumptions taken within the HSE Case Study?
i) What specific risk potentials within the HSE Case Study were included and identified as requiring management?
j) What specific risk potentials within the HSE Case Study were discounted, or identified as not requiring management?
k) Has Kinder Morgan undertaken a quantitative risk assessment for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project?
l) Within the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project quantitative risk assessment what was the utilized frequency of occurrence that differentiated acceptable risk from unacceptable risk?
m) Has Kinder Morgan undertaken a qualitative risk assessment for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project?
n) Which risk potentials identified in the qualitative risk assessment conducted by Kinder Morgan for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, have been identified as requiring management because of their high consequences of occurrence?
o) Which risk potentials that present a high consequence of occurrence, have been discounted due to a low frequency of occurrence?
p) What frequency of spill occurrence does Kinder Morgan deem acceptable?
q) In its operating history throughout all of its operating regions and divisions, has Kinder Morgan met its goals in respect to spill occurrence frequency?
r) What criteria does Kinder Morgan use to classify a prevention or mitigation measure as available or unavailable?
s) What commitment does Kinder Morgan make to the stakeholders and the environment, for the provision of prevention and mitigation measures for
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high consequence - low frequency event potentials?
t) To what degree does Kinder Morgan deem the provision of prevention and mitigation measures unavailable on the basis of corporate cost, for high consequence - low frequency event potentials?
u) What consequences of a spill does Kinder Morgan deem acceptable?
v) With spill prevention and mitigation measures imbedded throughout the project lifecycle, how will Kinder Morgan assure that these measures remain effective and unimpeded?
w) What specific spill risks have been controlled through engineering design?
x) Which spill risks could not be controlled through engineering design?
y) What frequency of occurrence does the Kinder Morgan Integrity Management Plans deem acceptable?
z) Is the magnitude of consequence related to an event occurrence evaluated, or considered as a modifying parameter to identify risk potentials requiring management even though they may be acceptable by occurrence frequency?
aa) What is the frequency of Kinder Morgan Integrity Management Program internal audit?
bb) What is the scope of the Kinder Morgan Integrity Management Program internal audit?
cc) What is the scope of the Kinder Morgan Integrity Management Program internal audit?
dd) What process does Kinder Morgan use to perform an Integrity Management Program internal audit?
ee) Who executes a Kinder Morgan Integrity Management Program internal audit?
ff) What is the frequency of Kinder Morgan Integrity Management Program external audit?
gg) Who executes a Kinder Morgan Integrity Management Program external audit?
hh) Which regulatory requirements does Kinder Morgan deem applicable with respect to their Integrity Management Programs?
ii) Which regulatory requirements does Kinder Morgan not deem applicable with respect to their Integrity Management Programs?
jj) Do current Kinder Morgan facilities comply with these applicable regulatory
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requirements with respect to Integrity Management Programs?
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2.1 Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Oil Spills - Pipeline Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.2.1, P 7-3, 7-
4, Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Oil Spills – Pipeline
Preamble: This section states the commitment of Kinder Morgan to the prevention mitigation of Oil Spill occurrence, and sets the parameters and scope of the efforts to which Kinder Morgan will prepare and respond to pipeline risk potentials.
Request: a) To what standards of Safety are TMEP pipelines constructed?
b) What additional safety measures will be utilized specifically for the unique theatre of the TMEP?
c) Do the specific design decisions that contribute to spill prevention and mitigation account for:
a. The unique geographical area of use?
b. The risk potential of severe weather event occurrence?
c. The risk of severe geological event occurrence?
d. The risk of sudden earth based natural disaster potential?
d) What degree of resistivity will the pipelines have and maintain to the above stated potentials of question 2.1 c)?
e) What external forces have been identified as requiring mechanical protection to minimize the risk of damage?
f) Are communications systems and instrumentation that allow for state-of-the-art control, monitoring and leak detection provided with redundantly to ensure accurate operation through emergency events, ruptures, power failures and major asset loss?
g) To what extent are communications systems and instrumentation that allow for state-of-the-art control, monitoring and leak detection reliant on the appropriate monitoring, analysis, action and intervention of human personnel?
h) Is Kinder Morgan committed to providing and continually updating TMEP communications systems and instrumentation responsible for control, monitoring and leak detection to the stated level of “state-of-the-art” throughout the life span of the facility?
i) Is Kinder Morgan committed to maintaining frequent and timely reconfirmation of pipe material, pipe wall thickness, depth of cover, mechanical protection and hydraulic analysis once construction is complete?
j) With what frequency will Kinder Morgan reconfirmation of pipe material,
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pipe wall thickness, depth of cover, mechanical protection and hydraulic analysis once construction is complete?
k) What assurance process will Kinder Morgan utilize to ensure reconfirmation of pipe material, pipe wall thickness, depth of cover, mechanical protection and hydraulic analysis once construction is complete?
l) What has Kinder Morgan TMEP identified as the spill volume basis for selecting valve locations in High Consequence Areas (HCAs)?
m) What areas has Kinder Morgan identified as High Consequence Areas (HCAs)?
n) What parameters have Kinder Morgan utilized to account for or discount areas as HCAs?
o) What is the designed potential exposure to HCAs of a spill based on valve locations selected?
p) Will annual risk assessments will be conduct on both a quantitative and qualitative basis?
q) If annual risk assessments won’t include a qualitative basis, how will Kinder Morgan ensure appropriate prevention and mitigation measures are undertaken or corrected in order to manage high consequence event potentials regardless of occurrence frequency?
r) What current issues within the KM TMEP would require specific attention for annual risk assessments and incremental risk reduction?
s) With what frequency and to what performance standard will KM ensure that pipe movement and the presence of metal loss, mechanical damage, cracking and material defects are monitored?
t) What deviations from new construction state will be accepted for with regard to that pipe movement and the presence of metal loss, mechanical damage, cracking and material defects?
u) With what frequency, and by what triggers will KM TMEP systems be evaluated for unstable soils and low depth of cover at water crossings?
v) To what standards must KM TMEP systems be maintained with respect to unstable soils and low depth of cover at water crossings, to facilitate operational use?
w) To what extent will KM TMEP components be protected from the impact natural occurring weather and geo-technical events?
x) How will KM TMEP components be protected from the impact natural occurring weather and geo-technical events?
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y) What events are managed within the KM TMEP Natural Hazard Program?
z) What resultant risk potentials exist within KM TMEP Natural Hazard Program present a high consequence of occurrence?
aa) What resultant risk potentials exist within KM TMEP Natural Hazard Program present a potential impact to HCAs?
bb) What engineering measures are present within KM TMEP Natural Hazard Program to prevent risk potentials from occurring or minimize the consequences of event occurrence?
cc) What response measures are present within KM TMEP Natural Hazard Program to prevent risk potentials from occurring or minimize the consequences of event occurrence?
dd) What KM’s ability to and resource plan for the execution of response measures present within KM TMEP Natural Hazard Program to prevent risk potentials from occurring or minimize the consequences of event occurrence?
ee) How will KM ensure the spill prevention during the period between scheduled annual cathodic protection surveys?
ff) Will annual surveys encompass and ensure 100% appropriate operation of cathodic protection systems?
gg) How will KM ensure the spill prevention during the period between scheduled close interval pipe to soil surveys?
hh) Will 5 year surveys encompass and ensure 100% appropriate compliance with close pipe to soil parameters?
ii) Will pipeline repairs be completed to pipeline industries best practices?
jj) What is the highest standard for pipeline repair requirements utilized around the world?
kk) Does KM utilize the highest standard for pipeline repair identified in 2.1 question jj)?
ll) Will pipeline failures requiring repairs be inspected and investigated to identify the root cause?
mm) Will root cause findings identified from pipeline failures requiring repair be inspected, investigated and reported, such that any and all possible pipeline areas, systems or components with reasonably similar expectation of performance, operating characteristics or conditions will be proactively repaired, replaced or taken out of operating service until corrections can be made in order to prevent additional similar failure occurrences, regardless of operational impact?
nn) Will KM and the KM TMEP identify, assess and manage newly identified
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hazards to related to spill prevention and mitigation consistent with industry best practices?
oo) Will KM and KM TMEP implement system upgrades and technological improvements consistent with industry best practices, federal regulation and regional bylaws and with the expectation to achieve compliance with current standards, regulations and bylaws irrelevant of previous accepted or approved practices?
pp) Will Km and the KM TMEP openly share information to all stakeholder groups, upon request, with regard to performance indicator tracking and changes in measurable risk?
qq) With what frequency will KM and the KM TMEP evaluate or re-evaluate changes in measurable risk?
rr) What commitment will KM and the KM TMEP make toward the reduction, control and/or elimination of changes in measurable risk?
ss) What priority will KM and the KM TMEP make with regard to the reduction, control and/or elimination of changes in measurable risk?
tt) What processes will be utilized by KM and the KM TMEP to evaluate changes in measurable risk?
uu) What processes will be utilized by KM and the KM TMEP to evaluate changes in risk that is difficult to measure?
vv) Will Km and the KM TMEP discount or account for and manage changes in measurable risk that are difficult to measure?
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2.2 Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Oil Spills - Facilities Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.2.2, P 7-4, 7-
5, 7-6, Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Oil Spills - Facilities Preamble: This section states the commitment of Kinder Morgan to the prevention
mitigation of Oil Spill occurrence, and sets the parameters and scope of the efforts to which Kinder Morgan will prepare and respond to facility risk potentials.
Request: a) To what standards of Safety are TMEP facilities constructed?
b) What additional safety measures will be utilized specifically for the unique theatre of the TMEP?
c) Do the specific design decisions that contribute to spill prevention and mitigation account for:
a. The unique geographical area of use?
b. The risk potential of severe weather event occurrence?
c. The risk of severe geological event occurrence?
d. The risk of sudden earth based natural disaster potential
e. Proximity of community to fence line?
f. Proximity of adjacent hazards or risk potentials within the facility?
d) What degree of resistivity will the facility have and maintain to the above stated potentials of question 2.1 c)?
a) How will KM and the KM TMEP ensure the levels engineering design and material performance specified during construction are maintain throughout the life span of the component or facility?
b) Will KM and the KM TMEP ensure full recovery of any environmental impact create by or from direct and indirect construction or operation of the existing and expansion Terminal and Pump Stations?
c) If KM and the KM TMEP will not ensure full recovery of any environmental impact create by or from direct and indirect construction or operation of the existing and expansion Terminal and Pump Stations, to what extent will KM and the KM TMEP commit to recovery?
d) To what extent will KM and the KM TMEP minimize environmental impacts created by or from direct and indirect construction or operation of the existing and expansion Terminal and Pump Stations?
e) What HCAs will KM and the KM TMEP ensure no environmental impacts created by or from direct and indirect construction or operation of the
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existing and expansion Terminal and Pump Stations?
f) What HCAs does KM and the KM TMEP expect or plan to impact environmentally by or from direct and indirect construction or operation of the existing and expansion Terminal and Pump Stations?
g) What other environmental impacts does KM and the KM TMEP expect or plan will occur by or from direct and indirect construction or operation of the existing and expansion Terminal and Pump Stations?
h) Will emergency shutdown (ESD) systems be monitored and operated such that no delay occurs from release recognition to activation of the ESD system?
i) Will ESD systems be provided with redundant and emergency power, accurate position indicators, status alarms, prove-out operational status, and remoter manual over-ride controls?
j) In the event of an ESD system failure will sufficient operations personnel be immediately available such that, initial site emergency management actions, notifications, isolation provisions, activation of both internal and external resources can be made simultaneously with the discontinuing of transfer operations, and the field access, assessment, intervention and mitigation operations in a safe, effective and efficient manner for all emergency event potentials?
k) How will KM and the KM TMEP eliminate the potential for pressure relief system discharges in proximity to areas of elevated hazard or ignition potentials?
l) Will KM and the KM TMEP provide containment provisions that immediately contain the release of all products discharged by pressure relief systems?
m) How will KM and the KM TMEP ensure the safety of operating personnel and external response agency personnel required to work in proximity to potential pressure relief systems?
n) Will KM and the KM TMEP ensure that the protection from over pressurization is provided in a manner that will not cause a release either controlled or uncontrolled that creates a loss product from containment provisions and/or creates an environmental impact?
o) Will KM and the KM TMEP ensure that all containment provisions remain closed in and intact as a standard operating premise?
p) Will KM and the KM TMEP ensure multiple isolation phases prior to event or release exposure to adjacent risks or assets?
q) Will KM and the KM TMEP provide HC detector and UV/IR sensor controlled MOVs for facility containment systems?
r) Will KM and the KM TMEP provide MOVs for facility containment systems
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that can be remotely controlled and are monitored and/or operated without delay from a remote location?
s) Will KM and the KM TMEP provide MOVs for facility containment systems that are field accessible from safe locations for proximity operation?
t) Will KM and the KM TMEP provide engineering documents describing MOV and containment valve quality, selection, appropriate installation and operation parameters, replacement frequency, inspection and service frequency?
u) What test and exercise frequency will KM and the KM TMEP utilize to ensure safe, effective and efficient for facility containment system operations by equipment and personnel during emergency event occurrence?
v) What type of storage tank levee/dike containment systems will be utilized for the KM and KM TMEP facilities?
w) Will KM and the KM TMEP utilize impervious tank levee walls?
x) Will KM and the KM TMEP impervious tank levee walls account for best practices with regard to engineered ability to sustain their integrity during and after an seismic event occurrence?
y) Will KM and the KM TMEP utilize impervious concrete reinforced tank levees for all legacy and new construction?
z) Will the containment provisions from each KM and the KM TMEP storage tank be provided with outfall and accumulation areas away from adjacent assets and risks?
aa) Will the containment provisions from each KM and the KM TMEP storage tank be provided with designed and controlled outfall routes and accumulation areas away from adjacent assets and risks?
bb) Will the containment provisions from each KM and the KM TMEP storage tank be provided with designed and controlled outfall routes and accumulation areas away from adjacent fence line exposures?
cc) Will the containment levees for each KM and the KM TMEP storage tank provide safe access distances for the positioning of portable fire suppression equipment for all tank fire and levee release/fire event potentials, in all wind direction and strength conditions?
dd) Will the containment levees for each KM and the KM TMEP storage tank provide safe access routes for the positioning of portable fire suppression equipment for all tank fire and levee release/fire event potentials, in all wind direction and strength conditions?
ee) Will the containment levees for each KM and the KM TMEP storage tank be provided safe access routes from the facility Fenceline to the levee perimeter access road for the positioning of portable fire suppression
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equipment for all tank fire and levee release/fire event potentials, in all wind direction and strength conditions?
ff) Will the containment levees for each KM and the KM TMEP storage tank provide safe operating distances for the deployment, positioning and operation of portable fire suppression equipment for all tank fire and levee release/fire event potentials, in all wind direction and strength conditions, such that the required application rate of firefighting agents can be achieved?
gg) With consideration for industry standards of firefighting agent drop-out, including the drop-out loss potential of high wind operations with firefighting foam, will the containment levees for each KM and the KM TMEP storage tank provide safe operating distances for the deployment, positioning and operation of portable fire suppression equipment for all tank fire and levee release/fire event potentials, in all wind direction and strength conditions, such that the required application rate of firefighting agents can be achieved to combat advanced pre-burn time tank fires?
hh) Will KM and the KM TMEP provide storage tank spacing consistent with 1 diameter?
ii) What fire suppression equipment will be provided by KM and the KM TMEP for facilities?
jj) What risks will the fire protection equipment provided by KM and the KM TMEP address?
kk) How will KM and the KM TMEP operate the provided fire suppression equipment?
ll) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes personnel trained, provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 600 – Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades – Chapter 5?
mm) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes personnel trained, provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 600 – Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades – Chapter 6?
nn) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes personnel trained, provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 600 – Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades – Chapter 7?
oo) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes personnel trained, provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 600 – Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades – Chapter 8?
pp) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes equipment provided and maintained
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compliant with the current version of NFPA 1911 – Standard for Service Tests of Fire Pump Systems on Fire Apparatus?
qq) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes equipment provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 1971 – Standard on Protective Ensemble for Structural Fire Fighting?
rr) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes equipment provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 1976 – Standard on Protective Ensemble for Proximity Fire Fighting?
ss) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes equipment provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 1981 – Standard on Open Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Fire and Emergency Services?
tt) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes equipment provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 1982 – Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS)?
uu) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes training provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 1403 – Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions?
vv) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes compliance with the current version of NFPA 1500 – Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program?
ww) Has KM and the KM TMEP developed a comprehensive Emergency Management Program which includes personnel provided and maintained compliant with the current version of NFPA 1002 – Standard on Protective Ensemble for Proximity Fire Fighting?
xx) Is the fire suppression equipment provided by KM and the KM TMEP described within an engineering specification/seal and compliant with current versions of the following:
a. NFPA 10 Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
b. NFPA 11 Standard for Low-, Medium-, and High-Expansion Foam
c. NFPA 15 Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection
d. NFPA 16
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Standard for the Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Foam-Water Spray Systems
e. NFPA 20 Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection
f. NFPA 24 Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances
yy) Will all of the fire suppression systems provided by KM and the KM TMEP be 3rd party commissioned to ensure appropriate working condition?
zz) Does KM and the KM TMEP have a maintenance, inspection and annual full systems testing program for fire suppression equipment provided?
aaa) Does KM and the KM TMEP have a maintenance, inspection and annual full systems testing program for fire suppression equipment that is compliant with NFPA 25 – Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems?
2.2.1 Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Oil Spills – Westridge Terminal Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.2.2.1, P 7-6,
7-7 Measures to Prevent and Mitigate Oil Spills - Facilities
Preamble: This section states the commitment of Kinder Morgan to the prevention mitigation of Oil Spill occurrence, and sets the parameters and scope of the efforts to which Kinder Morgan will prepare and respond to the Westridge Terminal facility risk potentials, specifically.
Request: a) Will KM and KM TMEP personnel have the skills, knowledge, training and ability to deploy, move, adjust and augment spill containment booms immediately at spill occurrence, and simultaneously with:
a. initial site emergency management actions, notifications, isolation provisions, activation of both internal and external resources?
b. the discontinuing of transfer operations, and the field access, assessment, intervention and mitigation operations in a safe, effective and efficient manner for all emergency event potentials?
b) Does KM and KM TMEP have pre-establish emergency procedures for the management of marine based spills compliant with:
a. CEPA 1999?
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b. CSA Z731-03?
c) Does KM and the KM TMEP comprehensive Emergency Management Program have specific procedures identifying how marine based spills and spill-fires will be responded to, mitigated immediately and recovered from?
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4 Emergency Preparedness and Response
4.1 General Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.4.1, P 7-21,
7-22, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Preamble: This section identifies the preparedness measures and response overview of Kinder Morgan Canada. This section outlines Emergency Management Program (the Program) and its compliances and founding principles.
Request: a) Is the Program compliant with:
a. CAN/CSA Z731-03?
b. BCERMS 2000?
c. BC Guidelines for Industrial Emergency Response Plans?
d. AER – Guide 71?
e. The Incident Command System (ICS)?
f. The National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS)?
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4.2.2 EHS Management System Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.4.2.2, P 7-24,
7-22, EHS Management System
Preamble: This section identifies the preparedness measures, processes and commitments present in the Kinder Morgan Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Management System.
Request: a) Is the KM and the TMEP EHS Management System compliant with the most current versions of:
a. CSA Z1000-06 Occupational Health and Safety Management?
b. ISO 14001 International Organization for Standardization – Environmental Management?
c. OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems - Requirements?
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4.4 Emergency Response Manuals and Reference Material Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.4.4, P 7-32,
Emergency Response Manuals and Reference Materials
Preamble: This section outlines the detailed and prescriptive procedures activities and check lists pre-established by Kinder Morgan to ensure consistent response to emergency response event across TMPL and Terminals.
Request: a) Will KM and the KM TMEP provide an immediate emergency response capability to provide for the protection of adjacent exposure risks within 1 tank diameter, including resource equipment and personnel to establish adjacent storage tank cooling operations, in response to storage tank full surface fire?
b) Will KM and the KM TMEP provide immediate emergency response capability sufficient to protect adjacent exposure risks within 1 tank diameter, and simultaneously initiate fire mitigation operations, in response to storage tank full surface fire?
c) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate vapor discharge from spill events occurring due to storage tank overfill and product release to the tank levee?
d) How will KM and the KM TMEP provide environmental recovery from vapor discharge exposures generated from spill events occurring due to storage tank overfill and product release to the tank levee?
e) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate fire events occurring due to storage tank overfill and product release to the tank levee?
f) How will KM and the KM TMEP provide environmental recovery from airborne outfall discharges occurring from levee fire events?
g) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from fire events occurring in process areas?
h) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from fire events occurring in pump rooms?
i) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from a rim seal fire event?
j) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from a rim seal fire event with an inoperable fixed or semi fixed rim seal pourer system?
k) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from an un-obstructed full surface tank fire event?
l) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from an obstructed full surface tank fire event?
m) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from a 3 dimensional
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pressure fire?
n) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from a travel product fire within the outfall containment system?
o) How will KM and the KM TMEP mitigate and recover from full surface tank fire in crude tank with long pre-burn time to initial cooling
p) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage emergency event that require community notification to effect early warning and evacuation?
q) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a bomb threat emergency event?
r) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage environmental emergency events?
s) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a hazardous materials emergency event?
t) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a motor vehicle accident emergency event?
u) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a radioactive materials emergency event?
v) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage an armed intruder emergency event?
w) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a distraught person emergency event?
x) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a site fatality emergency event?
y) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a missing employee emergency event?
z) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage an injury or medical emergency event?
aa) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a natural gas failure emergency event?
bb) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a power supply failure emergency event?
cc) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage an electric power line emergency event?
dd) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a BLEVE potential emergency event?
ee) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a loss of supply water emergency
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event?
ff) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage an earthquake or seismic emergency event?
gg) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage a facility earth destabilization emergency event?
hh) How will KM and the KM TMEP manage an impinging wildland fire emergency event?
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4.5.1 Spill Response Resources - Internal Response Equipment Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.4.5.1, P 7-33,
7-34, Internal Response Equipment
Preamble: This section identifies, inventories and locates the internal spill response resources held by Kinder Morgan within British Columbia and Alberta.
Request: a) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment within the OSCAR Trailer located in Burnaby, is the grade of Class B foam concentrate compatible with all of the Class B flammable or combustible liquids present on the facility site, to which is to be used?
b) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment within the OSCAR Trailer located in Burnaby, is the g Class B foam concentrate stock 3rd party laboratory tested annually?
c) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment within the OSCAR Trailer located in Burnaby, is the Class B foam concentrate compatible with the foam proportioning devices present in the facilities for which it is intended?
d) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment within the OSCAR Trailer located in Burnaby, is the Class B foam concentrate compatible with the foam solution discharge devices present in the facilities for which it is intended?
e) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment within the OSCAR Trailer located in Burnaby, is sufficient Class B foam concentrate present to extinguish a full surface tank fire in the largest diameter storage tank present within the facility assuming the largest potential application rate and duration as required by NFPA 11?
f) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment within the OSCAR Trailer located in Burnaby, is sufficient Class B foam concentrate present to extinguish a full surface tank fire in the largest diameter storage tank present within the facility assuming the largest potential application rate identified and duration as recommended by API 2021?
g) Are the KM and the KM TMEP personnel tasked with the operation of the Class B Foam stock capable of proportioning foam solution and proactively managing foam stock supply logistics simultaneously with water supply, foam canon discharge and facility product transfer operations, such that an effective foam attack can be provided against a full surface fire in the facilities largest storage tank to achieve timely extinguishment?
h) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment located in Burnaby, is the firefighting foam cannon present capable of achieving the required minimum foam solution application rate in volume, to extinguish a full surface fire in the largest diameter storage tank, assuming the largest potential required minimum application rate by NFPA 11?
i) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment located
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in Burnaby, is the firefighting foam cannon present capable of achieving the required minimum foam solution application rate in volume, to extinguish a full surface fire in the largest diameter storage tank, assuming the largest potential application rate recommended by API 2021?
j) With respect to the KM and the TMEP internal response equipment located in Burnaby, is the firefighting foam cannon present capable of achieving the required minimum foam solution application rates as per NFPA 11 and API 2012 to achieve extinguishment from deployment positions available on the exterior of the tank levee for all wind directions, approach directions and stream drop-out potentials?
k) Are the KM and the KM TMEP personnel tasked with the operation of the foam cannon capable of applying a foam solution discharge of sufficient volume and quality to the fire surface to achieve timely extinguishment, simultaneously with water supply, foam concentrate proportioning and facility product transfer operations, such that an effective foam attack can be provided against a full surface fire in the facilities largest storage tank?
l) What is time magnitude expectation for the KM and KM TMEP internal staff deployment of the containment booms, skimmers and sorbents?
m) Against what maximum magnitude of spill will KM and KM TMEP internal staff be expected to deploy of the containment booms, skimmers and sorbents?
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4.5.2 Spill Response Resources - External Response Equipment Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.4.5.2, P 7-34,
7-35, External Response Equipment
Preamble: This section identifies the external spill response resource agencies provided to Kinder Morgan within British Columbia.
Request: a) What is time elapse expectation of WCMRC to complete rapid spill containment on the Burnaby foreshore?
b) For the time elapse expectation stated in 4.5.2 question a), what is the corresponding maximum containment volume, and the expected effectiveness percentage of the containment?
c) What is time elapse expectation of WCSS to complete rapid spill containment on the Burnaby foreshore?
d) For the time elapse expectation stated in 4.5.2 question c), what is the corresponding maximum containment volume, and the expected effectiveness percentage of the containment?
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E Facility Integrity Hazards Listings Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.Appendix.E-
4, Facility Integrity Hazards – Piping
Preamble: This section provides a listing of the identified hazards to facility integrity with respect to hydrocarbon piping. The facility integrity hazards list for piping identifies the event or hazard, the related preventative measure(s) and the related consequence reduction measures.
Request: a) To identify the scope of facility piping protection, prevention and reduction of the consequences of vandalism, has KM TMEP conducted a quantitative and qualitative risk assessment with respect to site security?
b) To protect, prevent and reduce the consequence of vandalism to the facility piping, has KM TMEP conducted a Security Case Study for the TMEP?
c) What ways will the KM TMEP ensure the secure nature of its assets and facilities with respect to preventing access for the purposes of willful vandalism?
d) What exclusion measures will be utilized to ensure that the access for the purpose of vandalism to the KM operating sites is prevented?
e) Will persons responsible for facility security also be responsible for site operations?
f) If site security personnel are also responsible for operations, will all potential operating tasks be achievable immediately and without delay simultaneously with the management of an unauthorized entry security event?
g) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of civil protest?
h) What level of uninterrupted human security presence will be utilized at KM facilities and during the KM TMEP?
i) What level and capability of human based security will be provided at the KM facilities?
j) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of civil disobedience?
k) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of mischief?
l) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of willful
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damage?
m) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from armed intruders?
n) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of creating an act of terror?
o) How will KM ensure the facility and perimeter exclusion measures will be maintain in intact to prevent and restrict access for the purpose of vandalism to the KM operating sites?
p) How will KM track, grant and deny access to KM operating site areas within the facility fence lines?
q) What early warning and detection systems will be utilized at KM operating sites to ensure unauthorized access to facility piping is prevented?
r) What on site human investigation and detection measures will be utilized at KM operating sites to ensure and routinely confirm unauthorized access to facility piping is prevented and or detected?
s) At what frequency will on site human investigation and detection measures will be utilized at KM operating sites to ensure and routinely confirm unauthorized access to facility piping is prevented and or detected?
t) How will KM ensure that unauthorized persons with intent to perform vandalism are unable to operate the control valves for facility piping?
u) How does the KM TMEP include a comprehensive site Security Plan?
v) How will KM support regional area law enforcement agencies during the TMEP?
w) How will KM support regional area law enforcement agencies during the operation of TMEP facilities?
x) Will KM TMEP facilities have the ability to over ride the manual field operation of piping valves and piping system, in the event of active vandalism from a safe and remote location?
y) How will KM ensure the safety and integrity of facility personnel and the piping control systems in central operating location within the facility, when a security breach has occurred?
z) During a potential breach of security, will KM facility piping control systems be able to be operated and/or overridden from location outside the facility fence line?
aa) What level of immediate technical response from KM will be available to regional law enforcement agencies responding to events of unauthorized
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entry?
bb) What security event procedures exist within the KM TMEP and related Security Plans to dictate the control and/or isolation of product movements during an unauthorized facility entry event?
cc) What security event procedures exist within the KM TMEP and related Security Plans to restrict the initiation of product movements during an unauthorized facility entry event?
dd) What pre-established Security Plans exist for the response and management of conditions or events that present an increased potential for security threats?
ee) To what extent has KM and the KM TMEP undertaken general security consultation and potential event planning with regional law enforcement agencies?
ff) To what extent has KM and the KM TMEP undertaken major security event planning with regional law enforcement agencies?
gg) Has KM and the KM TMEP identified the specific law enforcement resource commitments, responsibilities and expectations required respond to and mitigate security event potentials for the existing and planned facilities and operations?
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E Facility Integrity Hazards Listings Reference: Filing A55987, Trans Mountain Expansion Project Application, Vol. 7, s.Appendix.E-
4, Facility Integrity Hazards – Piping
Preamble: This section provides a listing of the identified hazards to facility integrity with respect to hydrocarbon piping. The facility integrity hazards list for piping identifies the event or hazard, the related preventative measure(s) and the related consequence reduction measures.
Request: a) To identify the scope of facility piping protection, prevention and reduction of the consequences of vandalism, has KM TMEP conducted a quantitative and qualitative risk assessment with respect to site security?
b) To protect, prevent and reduce the consequence of vandalism to the facility piping, has KM TMEP conducted a Security Case Study for the TMEP?
c) What ways will the KM TMEP ensure the secure nature of its assets and facilities with respect to preventing access for the purposes of willful vandalism?
d) What exclusion measures will be utilized to ensure that the access for the purpose of vandalism to the KM operating sites is prevented?
e) Will persons responsible for facility security also be responsible for site operations?
f) If site security personnel are also responsible for operations, will all potential operating tasks be achievable immediately and without delay simultaneously with the management of an unauthorized entry security event?
g) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of civil protest?
h) What level of uninterrupted human security presence will be utilized at KM facilities and during the KM TMEP?
i) What level and capability of human based security will be provided at the KM facilities?
j) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of civil disobedience?
k) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of mischief?
l) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of willful
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damage?
m) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from armed intruders?
n) How will KM prevent, detect and immediately respond to ensure facility piping safeguarding from unauthorized entry for the purposes of creating an act of terror?
o) How will KM ensure the facility and perimeter exclusion measures will be maintain in intact to prevent and restrict access for the purpose of vandalism to the KM operating sites?
p) How will KM track, grant and deny access to KM operating site areas within the facility fence lines?
q) What early warning and detection systems will be utilized at KM operating sites to ensure unauthorized access to facility piping is prevented?
r) What on site human investigation and detection measures will be utilized at KM operating sites to ensure and routinely confirm unauthorized access to facility piping is prevented and or detected?
s) At what frequency will on site human investigation and detection measures will be utilized at KM operating sites to ensure and routinely confirm unauthorized access to facility piping is prevented and or detected?
t) How will KM ensure that unauthorized persons with intent to perform vandalism are unable to operate the control valves for facility piping?
u) How does the KM TMEP include a comprehensive site Security Plan?
v) How will KM support regional area law enforcement agencies during the TMEP?
w) How will KM support regional area law enforcement agencies during the operation of TMEP facilities?
x) Will KM TMEP facilities have the ability to over ride the manual field operation of piping valves and piping system, in the event of active vandalism from a safe and remote location?
y) How will KM ensure the safety and integrity of facility personnel and the piping control systems in central operating location within the facility, when a security breach has occurred?
z) During a potential breach of security, will KM facility piping control systems be able to be operated and/or overridden from location outside the facility fence line?
aa) What level of immediate technical response from KM will be available to regional law enforcement agencies responding to events of unauthorized
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entry?
bb) What security event procedures exist within the KM TMEP and related Security Plans to dictate the control and/or isolation of product movements during an unauthorized facility entry event?
cc) What security event procedures exist within the KM TMEP and related Security Plans to restrict the initiation of product movements during an unauthorized facility entry event?
dd) What pre-established Security Plans exist for the response and management of conditions or events that present an increased potential for security threats?
ee) To what extent has KM and the KM TMEP undertaken general security consultation and potential event planning with regional law enforcement agencies?
ff) To what extent has KM and the KM TMEP undertaken major security event planning with regional law enforcement agencies?
gg) Has KM and the KM TMEP identified the specific law enforcement resource commitments, responsibilities and expectations required respond to and mitigate security event potentials for the existing and planned facilities and operations?
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Appendix H Trans Mountain Tank Farm Fire Protection Meeting 2017.05.30
Fire Department
Administration Division
INTER‐OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: BURNABY FIRE DEPARTMENT RECORDS
DATE: 2014 June 18
FROM: CHRIS BOWCOCK
DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF
SUBJECT: MEETING MINUTES - 2014.05.30
KINDER MORGAN TRANS MOUNTAIN TANK FARM CURRENT FACILITY FIRE PROTECTION
Date: May 30, 2014 0800 ‐ 0930
Location: Office of the Fire Chief Burnaby Fire Department Fire Station #1 – Administration 4867 Sperling Avenue Burnaby, BC
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Attendees: Doug McDonaldFire Chief – Burnaby Fire Department
Chris Bowcock Deputy Fire Chief – Burnaby Fire Department
Rob Hadden Director, Western Region – Kinder Morgan Canada
Troy Edwards Fire Protection Specialist – Kinder Morgan Contractor Kelly Malinoski ER & Security Advisor – Kinder Morgan Canada
1. Meeting commenced with Doug McDonald thanking Kinder Morgan representatives for coming and stated that as agreed upon at the acceptance of the meeting invitation, the scope of the discussion was to focus on the status of current Trans Mountain Tank Farm (TMTF) Fire Protection only in an effort to respect the regulatory application-review process being under taken by the National Energy Board with respect to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
2. Doug McDonald re-stated the original premise proposed by Kinder Morgan of the meeting as an informal discussion.
No agenda was presented and no discussion or agreement was made as to the taking of formal meeting minutes or by whom formal meeting minutes would be taken.
3. It was agreed upon that that the Burnaby Fire Department needs to understand the current status of the TMTF fire protection capability and emergency preparedness. It was agreed upon that the Kinder Morgan needs to understand what the Burnaby Fire Department requires of the TMTF fire protection capability and emergency preparedness.
4. Rob Hadden stated that he agrees that the fire/safety risks of a sulfur based gas release, toxic smoke discharge and tank fire boilover are valid event potentials.
5. Doug McDonald described the current level of service provided by the Burnaby Fire Department with specific respect to hydrocarbon facility emergency response. Doug
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McDonald identified that the level of service currently provided by the Burnaby Fire Department has not changed in premise in greater than 30 years. The Burnaby Fire Department’s expectation has always been consistent with the hydrocarbon facilities located in Burnaby, in that the hydrocarbon company would provide a Fire Brigade and we would support when our resources are available, with the secondary operations of water supply and exposure protection under the direction and expertise of their staff. Specifically, the Burnaby Fire Department’s priority is to ensure and actively protect public safety, and as personnel and equipment are available, to secondarily provide non-technical hydrocarbon firefighting operations if possible to support the hydrocarbon facility’s role as the primary emergency responder within the facility fenceline.
6. Chris Bowcock stated that the Burnaby Fire Department will respond to TMTF emergency events as the primary responder to conduct operations to rescue endangered facility staff and for facility structural firefighting operations within the buildings of the TMTF facility. The Burnaby Fire Department may if available provide secondary water supply operations such as relay pumping or secondary discharge of cooling water streams from safe operating positions to support the TMTF facility as it conducts primary fire attack operations.
7. Troy Edwards asked Chris Bowcock directly how the Burnaby Fire Department would operate at a hypothetical highway gasoline transport truck fire.
8. Chris Bowcock responded by stating that the Burnaby Fire Department would respond to protect the public from the event hazard, to isolate evacuate and restrict access to the hazard area and to provide exterior water streams to contain the fire event in order to prevent fire extension. Chris Bowcock stated that in this hypothetical event the shipper is responsible for the primary technical emergency response to events created by transport of their dangerous goods.
9. Chris Bowcock stated that this level of service provided by the Burnaby Fire Department in the hypothetical highway gasoline transport truck fire is consistent with a hypothetical event occurring from the release of chlorine gas from a rail tanker. The Burnaby Fire Department would respond to protect the public from the event hazard, to isolate, evacuate and restrict access to the hazard area. Chris Bowcock stated that in this hypothetical event the shipper, in this case the chlorine gas manufacturer is responsible for the primary technical emergency response to the event, through its industry response team, for the capping or release control of the rail car. In this case the Burnaby Fire Department would support the industrial responder with secondary Hazardous Material Team operations.
10. Chris Bowcock stated that the Burnaby Fire Department takes the role as the primary response agency for structural firefighting in the City of Burnaby. Chris Bowcock stated
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that the industrial hydrocarbon company in the City of Burnaby is responsible to provide the primary technical hydrocarbon industrial fire operations.
11. Doug McDonald stated that the Burnaby Fire Department has received hazardous materials awareness level training from specific chemical industrial response teams. Doug McDonald stated that the training Kinder Morgan provided the Burnaby Fire Department with regards to Tank Fire theory and site tours was characterized and agreed upon as awareness level training at the agreement to participate.
12. Troy Edwards stated that if the Burnaby Fire Department entered into a Mutual Aid agreement with the TMTF, the fire protection resources of the Trans Mountain Tank Farm could be made available to the Burnaby Fire Department for incident such as the hypothetical highway gasoline transport truck fire described earlier.
13. Doug McDonald stated that the Burnaby Fire Department is currently entered into a mutual aid agreement with the other regional fire departments. Doug McDonald stated that Burnaby Fire Department has often responded on a mutual basis with smaller departments, but often these smaller departments are incapable of reciprocating the service.
14. Doug McDonald also stated that he would speak with senior City Managers about the Fire Department entering into a memorandum of understanding regarding roles & responsibilities at Kinder Morgan sites for current operations only.
15. Troy Edwards provided a summary of the improvements made to the TMTF fire protection capability over the last 9 years, and stated clearly that these improvements are independent of the expansion and are intended to be replaced if there is an expansion.
16. Troy Edwards identified the current TMTF fire protection resources as including: Foam Trailer 500 usgal Fluoroprotein Electric Fire Pump 1000 usgpm Diesel Fire Pump 1000 usgpm Fire Water Reservoir with sufficient water volume to provide a 65 minute full
surface fire attack on largest tank
17. Troy Edwards identified the coming TMTF fire protection resource end of August 2014 as including: Water Pump 4000 usgpm
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Foam System with an around the pump foam proportioning to supply Fire Water Main with Foam Solution for facility distribution
Foam Concentrate Tank 10,000 usgal AFFF Mobile Trailered Foam Monitor capable discharging Foam Solution at 6000
usgpm
18. Troy Edwards stated that the TMTF fire protection system has been re-designed, upgraded and includes UV/IR detection.
19. Chris Bowcock asked if the TMTF possesses the equipment and trained personnel resources to extinguish a full surface tank fire at the largest tank on the TMTF facility.
20. Troy Edwards stated that the TMTF has no personnel trained operate the mobile fire protection equipment to execute the extinguishment of a TMTF full surface tank fire. Troy Edwards stated that the TMTF has equipment on-site to ensure a timely response to a full surface tank fire.
21. Chris Bowcock asked if the TMTF possesses the equipment and trained personnel resources to extinguish a rim seal fire.
22. Troy Edwards stated yes, but with a significant delay on night shift.
23. Chris Bowcock asked if the TMTF possesses the equipment and trained personnel resources to extinguish or suppress a dike spill/fire.
24. Troy Edwards stated that the TMTF would be unable to extinguish or suppress a dike spill/fire during night shift.
25. Chris Bowcock inquired about the status of the Lower Burrard Mutual Aid Group.
26. Kelly Malinoski stated that the mutual aid agreement is not intact. Kelly Malinoski stated that Kinder Morgan has attempted several times to reform the mutual group but currently without success.
27. Troy Edwards stated that Kamloops Fire Department and Kinder Morgan have an intact mutual aid agreement.
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28. Chris Bowcock asked how Kinder Morgan would characterize their current relationship with the Strathcona County Fire Department.
29. Troy Edwards stated that they have a very good mutual working relationship with the Strathcona County Fire Department.
30. Troy Edwards offered additional training to the Burnaby Fire Department that could be provided on a flexible format.
31. Chris Bowcock stated that training in the Burnaby Fire Department is schedule one (1) year in advance, and that the scheduling of this training could not take place immediately and much management and schedule modification would be required to allocate the time necessary.
32. Chris Bowcock asked if the TMTF had an Emergency Response Plan.
33. Kelly Malinoski stated that that there is not an Emergency Response Plan specific for the TMTF, but a general Emergency Response Plan applicable for all Kinder Morgan facilities along and including the current pipeline.
34. Chris Bowcock stated that in the Kinder Morgan Emergency Response Plan the section on the TMTF was not provided to the Burnaby Fire Department when requested September 2013, based on a security premise.
35. Chris Bowcock asked if the TMTF had specific tank and spill fire protocols for the TMTF.
36. Kelly Malinoski stated that an Emergency Response Plan for the TMTF was being developed.
37. Tory Edwards stated that tank farm fire protocols will be developed in the future, and Kinder Morgan would appreciate any input as to format the Burnaby Fire Department could provide.
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38. Kelly Malinoski identified and presented the opportunity for the Burnaby Fire Department to attend the coming Kinder Morgan Westridge facility Boom Deployment exercise on June 24, 2014 from 0900 to 1200. Kelly Malinoski stated that the invitation has also been extended to Transport Canada, Port of Metro Vancouver and the Burnaby RCMP.
Chris Bowcock Deputy Fire Chief
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Appendix I Fire & Safety Risks Associated with TMEP Burnaby City Council Memo
COUNCIL REPORT
TO: CITY MANAGER DATE: 2014 July 02 FROM: FIRE CHIEF SUBJECT: FIRE AND SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED KINDER MORGAN
BURNABY MOUNTAIN TERMINAL EXPANSION PURPOSE: To inform Council of the fire and safety risks associated with the densification of the Burnaby
Mountain Terminal.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. THAT Council receive this report for information purposes.
2. THAT a copy of this report be sent to all Burnaby MP’s and MLA’s.
REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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On 16 December 2013, Kinder Morgan submitted an application to the National Energy Board (NEB) for the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline system, which includes the expansion of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal. The expansion involves the densification of storage tanks within the existing footprint of the site from 13 tanks to 26 tanks – a tripling of the subject terminal’s storage capacity from 1.7 million barrels to 5.6 million barrels. Based on the information provided by Kinder Morgan in their application to the NEB, fire staff have conducted a high level assessment of the proposed expansion. The findings of the assessment, from a fire safety and risk perspective, raises concerns over Kinder Morgan’s selection of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal for the densification of storage tank use.
Based on the findings of the assessment, fire staff advise that the Burnaby Mountain Terminal is not the appropriate location for the expansion of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal and densification of petroleum storage, given the subject terminal topography, limited site area, limited site access, its close proximity to the Lochdale, Sperling‐Duthie, Meadowood, Forest Grove neighbourhoods (the nearest residential property being 20 m away), as well as in proximity to Simon Fraser University and UniverCity. These factors pose significant constraints from an emergency/fire response perspective, including but not limited to safety of firefighters and effectiveness to combat fire; containment and extinguishment of fire/spill/release; evacuation of employees within the Burnaby Mountain Terminal facility; evacuation of adjacent neighbourhoods, as well as broader areas impacted by release of sulfur based gases and toxic smoke plumes; and, protection of adjacent properties, including conservation lands.
Fire staff are also particularly concerned by Kinder Morgan’s lack of due consideration for industry best practices in petroleum storage terminal development and fire protection systems, as their proposal only seeks to comply with minimum federal and provincial code requirements. Moreover, Kinder Morgan’s application to the NEB raises concerns as it identifies the Burnaby Fire Department and other Burnaby first responders as the lead agencies to manage a fire event at the Burnaby Mountain Terminal. Fire staff advises that the Department does not have the capacity or technical capability to respond to a major fire event, such as a multiple tank fire, a storage tank boil over, or the release of toxic gas products, where simultaneous interior and exterior fenceline operations were required to protect public safety. The limited capability for Kinder Morgan to provide an emergency response to such major events could have significant impacts to unprotected lives and properties, as well as to surrounding environmentally sensitive areas and conservation lands, both within the immediate area and broader City.
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Comparatively, the Edmonton Terminal in its physical site selection (flat topography, multiple access points, secondary containment facilities, and equipment), industrial land use context and its better internally developed emergency response environment (i.e. mutual aid amongst adjacent petroleum industries) highlights some of the key characteristics of a more conducive location for the development (expansion) of a petroleum storage terminal. The comparison between the Edmonton Terminal and the Burnaby Mountain Terminal also highlights some of the key deficiencies of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal site for petroleum storage.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Kinder Morgan, as part of their application to the National Energy Board (NEB) for the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline system, proposes to expand the Burnaby Mountain Terminal. The expansion involves the densification of storage tanks within the existing site, from 13 tanks to 26 tanks – a tripling of the subject terminal’s storage capacity to 5.6 million barrels. This expansion raises concerns from a fire risk and safety perspective, given the area context of the proposed expansion. The Burnaby Fire Department has undertaken a high level assessment on the fire and safety risks associated with the proposed Burnaby Mountain Terminal expansion, based on the information that is currently known of the application to date. The assessment is on‐going, and will continue to be refined as detailed information (i.e. engineering design, site configuration, tank specifications) becomes known. Based on this high level and ongoing assessment of the application, the Burnaby Fire Department advises that the Burnaby Mountain Terminal is not a suitable location for the densification of petroleum storage, given the significant fire and safety risks associated with the expansion on the surrounding area. Nor, does the City have the capacity or capability to respond to major spill/fire events at the terminal site, without significant risks and/or impacts to property and life.
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the high level assessment conducted by City staff of Kinder Morgan’s application to expand the Burnaby Mountain Terminal, and to highlight some of the key concerns and potential risks of the proposed expansion. An overview is provided of the proposed expansion as it relates to the Burnaby Mountain Terminal, the fire and safety risks associated with its expansion, and the significant risk of overwhelming City emergency resources in the event of emergency response scenarios identified by Kinder Morgan in their application to the NEB. This report also reviews the Kinder Morgan Edmonton Terminal as it compares to the proposed Burnaby Mountain Terminal expansion.
2.0 OVERVIEW
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2.1 Locational Context of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal
The Burnaby Mountain Terminal is a 189 acre site located on the south slope of Burnaby Mountain and is bounded by Burnaby Mountain Parkway, Gaglardi Way, Shellmont Street and Arden Avenue (unopened road right-of-way) (see attached Sketch #1). To the north and east, across the Burnaby Mountain Parkway/Gaglardi Way, is the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, above which is Simon Fraser University and UniverCity, a major university and new neighbourhood community with a student population of 16,000+, and a projected residential population of 10,000+ at full build out. To the west are the Lochdale and Sperling-Duthie residential neighbourhoods, as well as Squint Lake Park and the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. To the south are the Meadowood and Forest Grove residential neighbourhoods, as well as the Shellmont Terminal (Shell Canada), beyond which is the Lake City Community Plan Area.
The prevailing land uses that surround the Burnaby Mountain Terminal are residential neighbourhood communities, park/open space and conservation lands. It is noted that the nearest residential properties are only 20 m away, when measured from property line‐to‐property line1. It is also noted that the Burnaby Mountain Terminal is adjacent to significant portions of Burnaby Parkway and Gaglardi Way, the only two vehicular access points to and from Simon Fraser University and UniverCity.
From an environmental context, the Burnaby Mountain Terminal is situated on the south slope of Burnaby Mountain, for which the geotechnical stability of the area may be of concern. The subject terminal is also located at the head of two local water sheds (Eagle Creek and Silver Creek) which drain into larger bodies of waters and fish bearing water courses downstream including, but not limited to Burnaby Lake and the Brunette River (drains into the Fraser River). Surrounding the subject terminal, are conservation lands, parkland and open space, which provide habitat, travel corridors and food source for numerous local wild life, in addition to their recreational value.
From a broader City‐wide and regional context, the Burnaby Mountain Terminal is located within a dense urban area with highly developed communities; commercial businesses and industries; institutions; and, complex networks and connections, which facilitate the movement of people, goods, services, and utilities throughout the City and the broader Metro Vancouver region.
1 It is noted that in Kinder Morgan’s application to the NEB, the nearest residential properties were identified as being 50 m away. The methodology used to measure this distance is unclear.
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2.2 Existing Burnaby Mountain Terminal
The subject terminal, which slopes in a southwesterly direction, is occupied by 13 storage tanks and related operations buildings which serve the site. Internal service roads also traverse through the site to service the tanks and related facilities. At the southwest corner of the site (7185 Shellmont Street), are related offices for Kinder Morgan. In general, each tank on the site comprises of a concrete pad/foundation, a tank vessel, and roof (floating or fixed). Surrounding each tank is a secondary containment berm for potential overflow/spillage of petroleum product. The size and storage capacity of each tank within the subject terminal varies, the storage volume ranging from 80,000 bbl – 155,000 bbl per tank. The spacing between each tank also varies, the closest distance between two tanks being approximately 50 m apart. As noted, the subject terminal site is at the head of two local watersheds: Eagle Creek and Silver Creek. These water courses, which flow through the site, are partially open and partially diverted below ground via culverts. At the southwest corner of the terminal site is a detention pond that is fed by Eagle Creek. Landscape buffers are provided along the perimeter of the site, as well as along portions of open water courses within the site. It is within the limited site of the existing Burnaby Mountain Terminal that a significant increase in the number of storage tanks within the subject terminal is proposed.
2.3 Existing Fire-Protection System for the Burnaby Mountain Terminal
The existing fire‐protection system for the Burnaby Mountain Terminal is a water‐based system, which draws from a southwest detention pond. It is noted that the water contained within the subject detention pond is currently fed by Eagle Creek. Fire staff advise that the existing fire‐protection system within the subject terminal site has the capacity to respond to a single tank fire, based on the largest‐sized tank, which is the minimum acceptable level of fire response capacity for the site.2
It is noted that Kinder Morgan advises that they are currently in the process of upgrading the fire-protection system for the existing Burnaby Mountain Terminal, including conversion to a foam-based fire protection system. The upgraded system is anticipated by Kinder Morgan to be in service by late-August 2014. Fire staff note that the Burnaby Mountain Terminal currently does not have sufficient on-site Kinder Morgan personnel and training to deploy/operate the fire-protection system, in event of an emergency. 2 The existing fire-protection system at the Burnaby Mountain Terminal has the ability to pump water at a rate of 2,000 gallon per minute, in which portions may be converted to foam.
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2.4 Proposed Burnaby Mountain Terminal Expansion
The 2013 December 16 Kinder Morgan application to the NEB proposes to increase the number of storage tanks within the existing Burnaby Mountain Terminal (see attached Sketch #2). Key aspects of the proposed expansion for the subject terminal include:
an increase in the number of tanks within the existing site footprint from 13 to 26 (14 new tanks of which one is a replacement tank);
a tripling of the overall storage capacity within the site from 1.7 million bbl to 5.6 million bbl; and
a product focus shift from the storage and shipment of light and synthetic crudes to the storage and shipment of heavy crude petroleum products containing diluted bitumen within the site.
In order to accommodate the proposed total volume of petroleum storage capacity (5.6 million bbl), Kinder Morgan proposes to construct larger tanks. Each new tank would have a storage volume capacity between 250,000 bbl – 335,000 bbl. The engineering design specifications (dimensions, materiality, construction method, etc.) for the new tanks are currently undisclosed by Kinder Morgan, and there is no clarity regarding the proposed separation distance between tanks.
Given the space limitations of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal, Kinder Morgan is proposing to provide shared containment berms3 for the new tanks. Kinder Morgan is also proposing to divert and potentially culvert existing open water courses (Eagle Creek and Silver Creek), as well as remove vegetation and habitat within the proposed tank expansion area. 2.5 Proposed Fire‐Protection System for the Burnaby Mountain Terminal
The key concept, as understood from Kinder Morgan’s application from the NEB, is that the expanded Burnaby Mountain Terminal would have foam capable water based fire protection system. However, there is a lack of clarity regarding the source of water4 or proposed on‐site water reservoir required to implement the systems; the degree to which the proposed fire protection systems are reliant on securing a City water connection to supplement or replace the water currently being drawn from Eagle
3 Shared containment berms, as proposed by Kinder Morgan in their application to the NEB, would have the capacity to contain 100 percent of the working volume of the largest tank, plus ten percent of the working volume of the other tanks which share the common containment area.
4 As foam is comprised of 97% water, a reliable water source is required for both the proposed water- and foam-fire protection operations.
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Creek; and the capacity of the proposed systems to respond to a major fire event within the subject terminal (i.e. multiple tank fires).
City staff will continue to seek further clarity on the details of the proposal through the NEB Public Hearing process.
With regard to emergency response, based on Kinder Morgan’s application to the NEB, the above noted fire‐protection system relies on City fire and first responders to operate the systems and respond to a fire event. No assessment was provided within the application regarding the City’s capacity or ability to respond to a fire event within the subject terminal site. Nor, has Kinder Morgan secured agreement from the City to undertake the role as the primary responder to fire events within the site.
The proposed storage tank expansion within the Burnaby Mountain Terminal raises concerns regarding the integrity of the subject terminal facility from a fire and safety perspective. This report provides a high level assessment of fire and safety risks associated with the proposed expansion of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal, based on the information known to‐date. Not included are other aspects of the proposed expansion, both in normal operations and emergency response related to issues such as public health, air quality, stormwater management, seismic risks and environment. A report to Council on these matters will be submitted at a later date.
3.0 HIGH LEVEL PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF FIRE AND SAFETY RISKS
3.1 Site Selection
From a fire and safety perspective, key considerations in the development and densification of petroleum storage terminals include:
Site Area – large site area to accommodate tanks and related infrastructure, as well as accommodate multiple layers of containment areas/berm and fence line;
Siting Regulations – appropriate siting regulation to meet the highest industry standard and best practices for the storage tank use, densification of development, conditions of use, setback from adjacent uses, and other technical aspects of development to protect public interests and ensure compatibility of uses within a broader area;
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Topography – flat topography facilitates firefighters’ management of fire behaviour;
Access – in this regard, access relates to reliable water service, roads (fire service vehicles and equipment), staging areas for equipment and manual emergency response (i.e. firefighting); and
Proximity to human populations – maximum distance from residential communities, including residential properties, schools, parks, commercial services, and other institutional and civic amenities. Close proximity of such terminal facilities to the above noted land uses places significant populations at greater risk in a fire, spill or release event5.
Where public safety is top of mind, these key considerations are critical in any potential site selection for a petroleum storage tank facility. Moreover, these key considerations are critical to the extinguishment or containment of a fire event.
Based on the above noted considerations in selecting a potential terminal site (or densification of an existing site), the Burnaby Mountain Terminal site would not be considered an appropriate site. The subject terminal site is constrained with respect to site area; is situated on a mountain slope; has limited access; and, is in close proximity to the Lochdale, Sperling‐Duthie, Meadowood, Forest Grove neighbourhoods (the nearest residential property being 20 m away), as well as in proximity to Simon Fraser University and UniverCity. These factors pose significant constraints from an emergency/fire response perspective, including but not limited to the following:
safety of firefighters and effectiveness to combat fire;
containment and extinguishment of fire/spill/release;
evacuation of employees within the Burnaby Mountain Terminal facility;
evacuation of adjacent neighbourhoods, as well as broader areas impacted by release of sulfur based gases and toxic smoke plumes; and
protection of adjacent properties, including conservation lands.
As such, from a fire safety and risk perspective, the Burnaby Mountain Terminal is not considered an appropriate site for the densification of petroleum storage.
3.2 Densification of Storage Tank Use of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal
5 The scope of this report is limited to public safety from a fire risk perspective. However, other considerations in site selection include proximity of such storage tank facilities to environmentally sensitive areas and conservation lands, public health, visual aesthetics and other matters.
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The densification of storage tank use within a terminal is a key consideration in assessing fire risks. Specifically, the distance between storage tanks is a key design and engineering feature, which allows firefighters to effectively isolate an active tank fire and prevent a multiple tank fire event.
In general, the distance between storage tanks, as well as construction details, are regulated through a number of federal and provincial regulations, including but not limited to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 30, and the BC Fire Code. These regulations provide a minimum standard in terminal developments. Where public safety and mitigation of fire risks are the primary objective, the application of the highest industry standards and best practices (using international base‐line) should be applied to terminal developments. Proposed terminal developments should also be reviewed from a fire prevention view in order to ensure that fire and safety issues have been fully addressed to the best standards available.
With regard to the Burnaby Mountain Terminal, while details on the engineering design and technical aspects of the terminal’s expansion are currently unknown, Kinder Morgan has indicated that the expansion will comply with federal and provincial regulations. No commitment has been made to comply with local government bylaws, regulations and approvals processes, or industry best practices and standards.
Fire staff are not satisfied that compliance with federal and provincial regulations are sufficient to mitigate fire risks within the Burnaby Mountain Terminal. Moreover, given the densification of storage tanks within a heavily constrained terminal site, fire staff are not assured that potential tank fires can be extinguished and/or contained. In view of the above, the densification of storage tank use within the Burnaby Mountain Terminal site is not considered appropriate or advised.
3.3 Proximity of Hazards to Fence Line The proximity of hazards such as a storage tank to the fence line is a key factor in effectiveness of containing or extinguishing a fire. The closer a hazard is to the fence line, the higher the risk that it can spread to and impact adjacent properties. Kinder Morgan’s application to the NEB proposes to potentially locate a number of storage tanks in proximity to the fence line, posing risks to adjacent and nearby residential neighbourhoods (as well as key access points to and from Simon Fraser University and UniverCity) and environmentally sensitive conservation lands. This raises concerns from a fire and safety perspective, where by impacts to unprotected life and property may be significant.
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As such, from a fire safety and risk perspective, the location of new storage tanks within the northern and eastern portions of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal site, in proximity to the fence line, is not considered appropriate or advised.
3.4 Response Capability and Capacity Based on a review of Kinder Morgan’s submission to the NEB, and based on the information that is known regarding the proposed expansion and fire protection system for the Burnaby Mountain Terminal to date, Burnaby first responders (fire fighters, RCMP, etc.) do not have the capacity or technical training to mitigate a major fire event, such as a multiple tank fire, storage tank boil over, or a release of toxic gas products simultaneously with operations to protect community lives and property outside the facility fenceline and elsewhere in the City. The inability of Burnaby first responders to control such major events by providing interior facility operations simultaneously with exterior fenceline emergency operations required to prevent incident escalation would leave significant gaps in the protection of unprotected lives and properties, as well as to surrounding environmentally sensitive areas and conservation lands, both within the immediate area and broader City. The concerns and risks identified in the assessment have been included in Burnaby’s information requests to Kinder Morgan as part of the NEB Public Hearing process. The responses received to date from Kinder Morgan have been evasive and do not adequately address Fire staff (and more broadly City staff) concerns that potential risks and impacts of a fire event at the Burnaby Mountain Terminal can be appropriately responded to by the company. 4.0 COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSED BURNABY MOUNTAIN TERMINAL
EXPANSION TO THE EDMONTON TERMINAL 4.1 Overview of the Edmonton Terminal Fire staff have reviewed the existing Edmonton Terminal as a comparison to the Burnaby Mountain Terminal, given that both terminal facilities store the bulk of the product proposed to be shipped through the Trans Mountain pipeline system, being the commencement (Edmonton Terminal) and primary terminus (Burnaby Mountain Terminal) of the overall system. The Edmonton Terminal is located within an area of Strathcona County, Alberta that is designated a heavy industrial park. The subject terminal use is compatible with the surrounding industrial uses of the area, including other petroleum terminal facilities - Suncor and Imperial Oil refineries and Enbridge, Keyera, and Gibson terminals. It is noted that the Edmonton Terminal, and broader industrial park, is remote from residential neighbourhoods/communities, as well as environmentally sensitive areas. Kinder Morgan has indicated that the nearest residential properties are 1,000 m away from the Edmonton Terminal, as compared to 20 m in Burnaby.
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The Edmonton Terminal is situated on a flat topography and comprises of three areas: North Forty Terminal, West Tank Area and East Tank Area. There are a total of 35 tanks within the East and West Tank Areas, plus 19 tanks within the North Forty Terminal. A remote impoundment area, located within the north portion of the site, is shared by the tank areas. With regard to the design of the terminal facility, the Edmonton Terminal is supported by accessible perimeter roads and internal service roads. The terminal is also lined with an impermeable material and surrounded by containment berms. The Edmonton Terminal fire protection system includes water and foam fire‐protection systems which provide full site coverage via a system of pumps, hoses, trucks, hydrants, sprinklers and cannons. During a fire event, the site also has access to additional man power, foam concentrate and foam cannons through the Strathcona District Mutual Aid Program (industry program).
4.2 Review of Edmonton Terminal Site as a Petroleum Storage Facility
In view of the above, the Edmonton Terminal site is a more conducive site to the development of petroleum storage terminals, in comparison to the Burnaby Mountain Terminal, as it meets key site selection criteria:
location within a heavy industrial area, remote from residential neighbourhoods/communities (human population) and environmentally sensitive lands;
location on flat topography and supported by accessible roads and superior internal fire protection resources; and
significant development of the petroleum sector in the area with established mutual aid agreements.
It should be noted that in previous applications to the NEB for expansion of the Edmonton Terminal (which were approved by the NEB in 2008 and 2011), part of the rational for the expansion approval included these factors:
“Compatibility of the Project with current heavy industrial land use activities and zoning of the proposed site and neighbouring area”6.
“The extensive experience of a majority of the Project’s neighbours with petroleum-related and other heavy industrial developments”7.
“This area is zoned for Heavy Industrial Use as per the Strathcona County Municipal Development Plan and is surrounded by other industrial facilities including the PetroCanada
6 Trans Mountain Pipeline Inc., “Application: Edmonton Terminal Expansion Project” (13 August 2007), at 6. 7 Trans Mountain Pipeline Inc., “Application: Edmonton Terminal Expansion Project” (13 August 2007), at 6.
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and Imperial Oil refineries and the North 40 Terminal, Enbridge, Keyera and Gibson terminals”8.
Further, in their 2011 application to vary the approved tank expansion at the Edmonton Terminal, Trans Mountain explained how the site would be graded so that all leaked or spilled oil would drain into a remote impoundment site:
“The bermed area around the tanks, with an impermeable membrane, will be graded so that all drainage is directed to a remote impoundment area which provides containment in the unlikely event of a spill or leak”9.
“The remote impoundment is being located on the north end of Edmonton Terminal where the elevation of the land is lower, thereby providing better drainage to the remote impoundment, and the culvert will provide additional environmental protection in the event of a spill”10.
The above noted considerations in the development of the Edmonton Terminal are not evident in the proposed expansion of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal. More significantly, from a fire and safety perspective, the design and proposed densification of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal on a mountain slope surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and environmentally sensitive lands has made no consideration for public safety and mitigation/elimination of fire risks.
5.0 CONCLUSION
Burnaby Fire Department have undertaken a high level assessment of the fire and safety risks associated with the expansion of the Burnaby Mountain Terminal. Based on the information provided by the applicant (Kinder Morgan) to date, Fire staff advise that expansion of the subject terminal is not appropriate or advised, given the significant risks to Burnaby residents and the surrounding environment.
Kinder Morgan, as part of their application to the NEB, has not provided due consideration to fire and safety risks of an expanded Burnaby Mountain Terminal to the surrounding residential neighbourhoods, adjacent park and conservation lands, and City as a whole. Nor, has Kinder Morgan given due consideration to their responsibility to provide technical hydrocarbon firefighting through internal
8 Trans Mountain Pipeline Inc., “Application: Edmonton Terminal Expansion Project” (13 August 2007), at 13. 9 Trans Mountain, information package provided to NEB Aug 15, 2011 https://docs.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-
eng/llisapi.dll/fetch/2000/90464/90552/454627/474966/710749/A2C5F4_-_Information_Package.pdf?nodeid=710750&vernum=-2
10 Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC, Application requesting variance of Order XO-T246-04-2008 (21 December 2011) at 3.
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resources and industry partners, such that the Burnaby Fire Department is able to effectively respond to any potential major fire event and protect the adjacent community.
All of these factors pose significant risks to lives and property arising from the densification of petroleum products on a sub‐standard, ill‐configured and under sized property located in proximity to urban residential and other populations. The City continues to raise these and other concerns with this project through the NEB process.
This report is provided for Council’s information.
It is recommended that a copy of this report be sent to all Burnaby MP’s and MLA’s.
Doug McDonald FIRE CHIEF
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