API 2021 : 2001 : R2015

MANAGEMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE TANK FIRES

American Petroleum Institute

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1 GENERAL
  1.1 Purpose
  1.2 Scope
2 REFERENCED PUBLICATIONS
3 DEFINITIONS
4 UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
5 TANK FIRE PREVENTION
6 PLANNING FOR TANK FIRE MANAGEMENT
  6.1 General Planning Process
  6.2 Incident Management System Planning
  6.3 Facility Survey and Hazard Assessment
  6.4 Types of Tank Fires and General Suppression
       Strategies
  6.5 Review Existing Fire Suppression Capability
  6.6 Review, Revise or Develop Fire Protection
       and Suppression Philosophy
  6.7 Tank-Specific Planning
  6.8 Fire Suppression Agents
7 PREPARATION FOR TANK FIRE SUPPRESSION
  7.1 General Preparation
  7.2 Preparation of Incident Management Resources
  7.3 Tank-Specific Preparation
  7.4 Logistics Preparation for Fire Suppression
  7.5 Training
8 IMPLEMENTING THE FIRE SUPPRESSION PROCESS
  8.1 General Process for Implementing Fire Suppression
  8.2 Notifying and Activating an Incident Response
       Organization
  8.3 Gathering and Assessing Incident Information
  8.4 Developing Incident-Specific Strategy and Tactics
  8.5 Resource Assembly and Utilization - Fighting
       the Fire
  8.6 Ongoing Situation Assessment and Adjustments
  8.7 Control or Extinguishment
  8.8 Overhaul and Remediation
  8.9 Incident Termination
  8.10 Critique
9 INVESTIGATION, REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP
  9.1 Investigation
  9.2 Reporting
  9.3 Follow-up
APPENDIX A - DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THIS STANDARD
             WHICH ARE IN GENERAL USE IN THE PETROLEUM
             INDUSTRY
APPENDIX B - UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
APPENDIX C - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS)
APPENDIX D - INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION DATA SHEET
APPENDIX E - TYPES OF STORAGE TANKS
APPENDIX F - FIRE PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO
             FLOATING ROOF TYPE AND DESIGN
APPENDIX G - SPECIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH TANK FIRES
APPENDIX H - FIRE SUPPRESSION AGENTS
APPENDIX I - THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF POURING FOAM ONTO
             PETROLEUM
APPENDIX J - FOAM FRICTION LOSS AND BACK-PRESSURE
APPENDIX K - DETERMINING FOAM CONCENTRATE REQUIREMENTS
             FOR FULL SURFACE FIRES
APPENDIX L - DETERMINING FOAM CONCENTRATE REQUIREMENTS
             FOR SEAL FIRES
APPENDIX M - WATER FLOW THROUGH FIRE HOSES AND PIPES
APPENDIX N - OBSERVATIONS, LESSONS LEARNED AND
             'TRICKS OF THE TRADE'
APPENDIX O - PPE FOR PERSONNEL FIGHTING TANK FIRES

Abstract

Gives experience-based information to enhance the understanding of fires in atmospheric storage tanks containing flammable and combustible materials. Also presents a systematic management approach which can assist tank fire prevention.