ISRI FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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ISRI FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN ISRI Spring ISEC Conference June 16, 2020
Transcript of ISRI FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN
ISRIFIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN
ISRI Spring ISEC ConferenceJune 16, 2020
Has your organization experienced a fire in the workplace that resulted in property damage, business interruption, injury or
death?
Yes or No
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ISEC – FIRE POLL
FIRE MANAGEMENT – THE PROBLEM
•Fires in Scrap recycling facilities have dramatically increased in last few years
•Insurance costs have increased and becoming less available
• Fires are costly
•5 year average - $450,000/incident
•Range is $89,000 to $10,600,000
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FIRE MANAGEMENT – THE RESPONSE
•2018 - ISRI formed a Fire Task Team, including Fire Professionals, many from Member Companies
•December 2019 - A Fire Management Guidance Document was completed
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•ISRI wants to reach all Member facilities with this message
•Members will receive training on implementing site-specific Fire Management Plans, including:
•Chapter meeting educational sessions.
•Direct site visits by members of the Fire Team.
•ISRI has budgeted $44,000 to cover travel costs for the trainers.
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FIRE MANAGEMENT – IMPLEMENTATION
ISRI Fire Team Site Visits
Work with Ownership, Management and/or Safety Management
• Includes•Review of existing Fire Prevention and Emergency Response Plans•Education on the elements of the plan•Preliminary site assessment•Helps you know what you don’t know
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FIRE MANAGEMENT – SITE VISITS
Proceed with Caution
Know Don’t Know
Don’t Know
Good to Go!
Proceed with Caution Stop Get Help!
FIRE MANAGEMENT – SITE VISITS
Proceed with Caution
ISRI Fire Team Site Visits
Work with Ownership, Management and/or Safety Management
No downside
•Educational opportunity
•All records will be confidential by name
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FIRE MANAGEMENT – SITE VISITS
During ISRI Fire Team Site VisitsWork with Ownership, Management and/or Safety Management
Upside
•A better understanding of your risk
•A path to a more fire safe environment
•A task list – you prepare – to immediately impact fire safety
•You will provide the industry with valuable statistics
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FIRE MANAGEMENT – SITE VISITS
Fire PreventionControl fuels and ignition sources
Incipient Fire FightingRespond effectively and safely – extinguish while small if possible
Crisis Management
OH S#!T !!!
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – ELEMENTS
Elements of a Fire Prevention Plan•Must be site-specific•Identify Major Hazards•Fuels•Ignition sources
•Maintain Fire Protection Systems•Develop frequent field audits of the plan
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – PREVENTION
Has your organization seriously reviewed your Fire Prevention Plan in the last year?
Yes or No
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ISEC – FIRE POLL
The ISRI plan helps you to:
•Assess your current FPP• Identifying hazard types
•Pile management
• Identifying best practices
•Audits and Plan Review
•Engage your employees
•Engage your fire department
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – PREVENTION
Have you had an on-site visit from the fire department within the last year (other than
their annual inspection)?
Yes or No
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ISEC – FIRE POLL
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – RESPONSE
Elements of an Emergency Action Plan•Evacuation and accountability•Engaging employees in extinguishing•Fire extinguishers and small hose systems•Incipient Fire Brigade
•Share your plan with the local fire department
Has your organization reviewed your Emergency Action Plan and provided training
and drills, including hands on Fire Extinguisher Training in the past year?
Yes or No
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ISEC – FIRE POLL
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – RESPONSE
NFPA R-A-C-E Acronym
R – Remove
A – Alert
C – Confine
E - Extinguish
Involve your local fire department
Call them right away -
Does your organization call the fire department before attempting to extinguish
all unexpected fires in the workplace?
Yes or No
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ISEC – FIRE POLL
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – CRISIS
Impact of major fires on:•Environment•Downwind•Downstream
•Community•Employees (and their families)•Business Operations
Does your organization have a contract with an Environmental Emergency Response
Service for the potential incidents that you can expect?
Yes or No
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – CRISIS
Prepare your Crisis Management Plan NOW!
Prepare for:•Business interruption•Media (and social media)•Lawyers
Does your organization have an Emergency Communication Plan which includes
employees/families, Media, Social Media and your neighbors?
Yes or No
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ISEC – FIRE POLL
•Monthly / Annual Fire Prevention Checklists
•Fire Extinguisher Checklist Template
•Template for a Inbound Control Plan
•List of Common Ignition Sources
•List of Common Fuels
•JJKeller - resources for Fire Prevention Plans
•Water Bomb – Video
•Research Articles on Fire Management
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – TOOLS
% Experienced a fire
% Reviewed their Fire Prevention Plan
% Have had FD tours and interactions
% Reviewed / trained on Emergency Action Plan
% Call the fire department first
% Contract with an environmental response service
% Have a Disaster Communication Plan
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ISEC – POLLING RESULTS
Fires are very costly including a loss of community support
Implementing the plan will reduce the probability of a fire but cannot guarantee you will not have one
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – SUMMARY
Implementation has short term costs but long term rewards
•Life Safety
•Reduced Property Loss
•Limit business interruption
•Reduce insurance costs
•Stay in Business !!!
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – SUMMARY
The ISRI FIRE PROFESSIONALS
will help…
Final outcomes are up to YOU!
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – SUMMARY
Scott Wiggins
202-662-8500
Tony Smith
202-662-8500
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FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN – ACTION
Get the plan
www.isri.org/firesafety
Schedule training or site visits
Reach out to me
