Pipeline Awareness for Emergency Responders and Community Officials (RP 1162)


FIGURE A.23 Securing the scene is an important part of site safety. Here responders are using warning tape to keep people back.


FIGURE A.24 Incident Commander.


As early as possible an Incident Commander should be identified, a com-


mand post established, and a staging area designated for additional respond- ing equipment and personnel. Because pipeline incidents require coordination of information and re-


sources among all responders, establishing an Incident Command System (ICS) early is one of the most important procedures in the emergency response. Following the National Incident Management System and the ICS provides common terminology, organizational structure and duties, and op- erational procedures among operator personnel and various federal, state and local regulatory and response agencies involved.


Identify Hazards and Risks


Emergency responders need to assess the hazards and analyze the potential risks based on the haz- ardous materials involved. Knowing a product’s hazards, its physical and chemical properties, de- termines how the product will behave and how it can harm. For example natural gas rises, yet propane and butane sink.


Additional issues include: the type of pipeline, its integrity or operating


pressure, and the location where the incident has occurred. Some initial tactics include:


• Locating the pipeline marker designating the product, operator, and the 24-hour emergency phone number.


• Contacting transmission pipeline operator using the number located on the marker.


• Calling the Local Distribution Company’s Pipeline Control Center. • Consulting the most current DOT Emergency Response Guidebook.


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