2015 ISOSWO APWA Spring Conference: Landfill Fires 7
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Communications
• Paramount to an incident Establish off-site and on-site communications Critical to employee safety and the welfare of
the community Success is dependent on communications
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Off-Site Communication
Manage the Public Relations The Press will FIND a story Better to work with then against
Establish an Incident Command Post Needs to be located a safe distance from the
incident and UPWIND. Be prepared to move! Press will go to the ICP
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On-site Communication
Need to establish communications among resources
Can FF communicate with heavy equipment operators?
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IAP Incident Action Plan
Incident Command System Forms http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/ICSResCntr_Forms.htm
Excellent format for incident briefing, incident objectives, organizational assignments, radio communications plan, medical plan, organization chart, safety plan, etc
Can range from simple to complex
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Summary of Waste Fire Issues
You have no Pre Plan You have a mix of LF operators and FF that are
rarely trained or know what issues exist during a major landfill event
You are using heavy equipment and fire resources together w/o proper communication or PPE
You have individuals working at your facility that do not know the hazards present (e.g. Leachate sumps, GCS)
You have been lucky so far
Takes introductions and education out of the equation in the event of an incident
Resources and capabilities are known Infrastructure is known Potential hazards are known Can focus on specific situation
Training and Preplanning
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Your Pre Plan
Your Time to Understand the Issues Location of Facility Location of Population Available H2O and Foam Available Resources (HE) Available Agencies Environmental Impacts Air Emissions Funding Evacuation (Red Cross)
Thank You
May your incident be short
May your work be safe
May you never see a news camera
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Todd Thalhamer, P.E. HSC [email protected]