State-of-the-Art Facilities and Props

Fire Training Props:

• Storage Tank

The FSA’s 70-foot diameter, open-roof storage tank is truly unique, providing a hands-on training session firefighters cannot experience at any other training facility. Students have the opportunity to put into practice the skills needed to extinguish a fire involving the entire roof  or a seal fire.

 

While a storage tank fire is not common, it is important for responders to be prepared for such an emergency.

 

A mixture of hexane and diesel fuel (70 percent-30 percent) is burned in the tank to create a tremendous amount of radiant heat and thermal updraft present in a tank fire situation.

 

A variety of logistical and extinguishment challenges are available with this prop. Equipment suggested for the storage tank fire would include, but is not limited to, foam from 55-gallon drums or 250-gallon totes, and water from 500-750 GPM fixed or portable monitors.

 

Fire fighting equipment available for student use includes a stationary 750 GPM monitor to introduce a foaming agent, 1-3⁄4” hand lines, 3” supply lines, adjustable fog nozzles and assorted support equipment.