Fire Engineering
We assess fire hazards in process units, tank farms, warehouses and utility buildings, then design or review the systems that protect them.
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What we do
Hazards found, protection checked.
Code reviews against NFPA 11, 13, 15, 20, 30 and 70
Emergency evacuation maps and pre-plans
Fire hazard analysis and consequence modeling for process units
Fire water supply and hydraulic calculations
Pre-fire plans and drills with your fire brigade
Review of water spray, foam, deluge and detection systems
Reviews of hot work, ignition source control and permit programs
Turnaround and shutdown fire protection support
Emergency response
Drills designed from your own risk assessment.
An RMP exercise is only useful if it matches what could happen at your plant. We build drills around the worst-case and alternative release scenarios in your plan, and we choose them using your process hazard analysis and our own engineering analysis.
Plan a drillWorst-case release scenarios taken from your offsite consequence analysis
Process-based scenarios drawn from your process hazard analysis and past incidents
Scenario selection backed by risk assessment and engineering analysis, including release and dispersion modeling
Notification, tabletop and field drills, each with objectives, a timeline of events and an evaluation sheet
After-action reports with corrective actions tracked until they are closed
Turnarounds
Fire protection support for shutdowns and turnarounds.
A turnaround takes protection systems out of service while hot work, crane lifts and extra contractors crowd the unit. We plan the fire protection side before the shutdown, support the crew while it runs, and confirm everything is back in service before restart.
Plan your turnaroundImpairment plans for fire protection systems taken out of service
Hot work and ignition source planning for the full work scope
Temporary fire water, extinguisher and detection coverage
Review of contractor fire safety and permit procedures
Fire watch coordination and field inspections during the work
Pre-startup checks that protection systems are back in service
How an engagement goes
Three steps.
1
Site walk
We tour the area with your operators and collect drawings, permits and past incident reports.
2
Analysis
We rank the hazards and check your protection against the NFPA standards and your insurer's requirements.
3
Report and support
You get a prioritized list with sketches. We stay on for design, bids and commissioning.
What Clients Say
“They have done a great job changing the way we drill at our facility and how we interact with our responding agencies to better understand the process within the PSM boundaries.”
Jeff Manson
BWO
Planning a turnaround or a new unit?
Bring us in early. Fire protection costs less to design than to add later.