Joint Leveraging of Industrial and Community Assets: A Partnership Between Industry and the Community to Improve Emergency Response Capabilities

摘要

The Eastman-Kingsport Site Fire Department provides emergency response services for the Kingsport Plant site. Emergency services include operation of the site emergency center, emergency medical, fire, HAZMAT and rescue. Emergency response partnerships with the community have improved service to both the facility and the community. This paper will address three specific, successful examples of joint leveraging of industrial and community emergency response assets for the benefit of both parties. The Eastman Fire Department equipment includes a 1500 gpm Telesquirt fire truck and a 1000 gpm fire truck with specialized fire fighting equipment. Eastman operates a state licensed emergency medical service with two ambulances on site. HAZMAT equipment includes two 2000 gallon stainless steel vacuum trucks for recovery of material. The field command post vehicle carries emergency communication equipment, maps, plans and documentation on site processes as well as response equipment and tools related to HAZMAT response. The Eastman emergency center has direct lines to site management control centers and to the 911 dispatch centers for Kingsport and Sullivan County. It also has radio communication equipment with several talk fleets on the site 800 mhz repeater system. Plant Protection has several radios with Kingsport and Sullivan County emergency talk fleets included on the radio and Eastman emergency talk fleets are on a number of the radios in their system. Staffing is 8 full time fire fighters per shift including a fire Captain, two Lieutenants and five Fire Patrollers. Minimum training is to the Fire fighter, EMT and HAZMAT Technician levels. Several are also Paramedics. This is supplemented by 6 volunteer fire fighters per shift from a shop area all trained to the Fire Fighter and HAZMAT Technician levels. Additional part time Paramedic personnel provide the equivalent of one per shift.