Although municipal firefighters respond on a daily basis to industrial fires or emergencies, even the largest fire departments often focus most of their training and attention to residential and commercial structures, vehicles or wildland firefighting. This book was written to specifically prepare the municipal firefighter for responses to a wide range of industrial fires, where the situation will be much different. As advances in automation and reductions in industrial fire brigades are made, it is increasingly likely that firefighters will be called to an incident at one of these vulnerable facilities due to a fire or terrorist event, and municipal firefighters must be prepared to respond. An educated and efficient response will assist with the mitigation of large loss fires or other events, minimizing business interruption and the resultant dollar loss as well as minimizing the impact to the community at large.Content:Front Matter Preface Table of Contents 1. Purpose of This Book2. Industrial Qualifications and Skills Required3. Industrial Emergency Response Teams and Municipal Interface4. Incident Management5. Preincident Response Planning6. Drills and Exercises7. General Firefighting Tactics and Response Concerns8. Fixed and Semifixed Suppression Systems and Water Supplies9. Fire and Gas Detection Systems10. Terrorism and Security Issues11. Hazardous Materials12. Petroleum Refining13. Chemical and Petrochemical Facilities14. Nuclear Facilities15. Bulk Grain Storage and Processing Occupancies16. Textiles17. Storage and Warehouses18. Recycling Facilities19. Pulp and Paper Manufacturing20. Plastics Manufacturing21. Woodworking Facilities22. Food and Beverage Facilities23. Laboratories24. Marine Operations Including Shipyards25. Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas26. Steel and Aluminum Manufacturing27. Printing Establishments28. Quenching and Annealing29. Aircraft and Aircraft Facilities30. Electric Power Generation31. Storage Tank Facilities32. Well Drilling Sites33. Pipelines34. Automotive Manufacturing Glossary Acronyms and Abbreviations BibliographyIndex About the Authors