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Title: Hanford fire department FY 99 annual work plan WBS 6.5.7

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/781568· OSTI ID:781568

The mission of the Hanford Fire Department (HFD) is to support the safe and timely cleanup of the Hanford site by providing a full range of services at the lowest possible cost to customers. These services include fire suppression, fire prevention, emergency rescue, emergency medical service, and hazardous materials response; and to be capable of dealing with and terminating emergency situations which could threaten the operations, employees, the general public, or interest of the U. S. Department of Energy operated Hanford Site. This includes response to surrounding fire departments/districts under mutual aid and state mobilization agreements and fire fighting, hazardous materials, and ambulance support to Washington Public Power Supply System (Supply System) and various commercial entities operating on site through Requests for Service from DOE-RL. The fire department also provides site fire marshal overview authority, fire system testing and maintenance, respiratory protection services, building tours and inspections, ignitable and reactive waste site inspections, prefire planning, and employee fire prevention education.

Research Organization:
Hanford Site (HNF), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US DOE Office of Chief Financial Officer (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-96RL13200
OSTI ID:
781568
Report Number(s):
HNF-SP-1105-REV6; YN0100000; YN0100000; TRN: US0111186
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 24 Feb 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English