Peach
Fire Department

Instructor-led discussion of specific hazardous products commonly encountered. Officer selects focus product or product family. Topics that fit this sheet include: lithium-ion battery emergencies (EV cars, e-bikes, scooters, residential energy storage — thermal runaway, water requirements 3,000-30,000 gallons per EV, vapor cloud reignition, pit method, NFPA 13E for first responders, Tesla / Ford / GM / Hyundai response guides), flammable liquids (gasoline, diesel, ethanol blends, jet fuel — boil-over, slop-over, tanker rollovers, AFFF / AR-AFFF foam), anhydrous ammonia (NH₃ — major in Peach County agriculture, asphyxiant + corrosive + flammable, downwind evacuation, NEVER use water on liquid anhydrous), propane / LPG (BLEVE risk, PRV operation, evacuation distances 1 mile for fire-impinged tank, no water on liquid leak), chlorine (water treatment, pool chemicals, swimming pool reactions), oxidizers (pool chemicals, fertilizers, ammonium nitrate), pesticides and ag chemicals (organophosphates — common around Peach County peach / pecan operations, decon and antidotes), carbon monoxide responses (residential, commercial), natural gas leaks (residential, commercial, ruptured main), and silo / grain bin emergencies (engulfment + dust explosion). Reference: NFPA 470, NFPA 13E, DOT ERG 2024, ATF and state ag dept resources. Document specific product covered.

1. 1. Identify the product, hazards, and IDLH / TLV.
2. 2. State the appropriate defensive control for the product.
3. 3. Identify products that contraindicate water application.
4. 4. Discuss BLEVE / runaway / cascading hazards specific to the product.
5. 5. Review department resource matrix and mutual aid for the product.

For firefighters from other departments.