The Propane Emergencies (PE) program has grown significantly since its inception in 1998, from a single textbook to a comprehensive training program adopted by 27 state firefighter training agencies and propane marketers. It continues to be the benchmark by which many other hazardous materials training programs are measured.

Training materials include a text book, companion facilitator’s guide, and a Marketer Outreach Toolkit. This textbook describes how to safely respond to propane emergencies and covers standards, codes, and regulations; physical properties and characteristics of propane; non-bulk and bulk container design and construction features; bulk transportation design and construction features; bulk plants and bulk storage tanks; general emergency response procedures; tactical response guidelines for propane emergencies; product removal; and transfer and recovery operations.

The companion facilitator’s guide, CD/DVD format, provides guidance to those professionals who provide propane emergencies instruction to propane marketers or emergency response personnel. It includes video, power point presentation, computer-generated scenarios, etc.

The Marketer Outreach Toolkit, DVD/CD format, gives propane marketers all the tools they need to invite their local fire service personnel to their plant for a walk through and 2 – 3 hour training session. Remember, you don’t want to meet a firefighter for the first time during a propane emergency.