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Emergency personnel participated in an advanced level propane training course at the
Emergency Services Training Centre in Blyth this past weekend. A pilot project, it offered
theoretical and hands-on skills enhancement. (Photo submitted)
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PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2006.
Emergency personnel take propane course
By Janice Becker
For the first time in Ontario,
emergency response personnel had
the opportunity to participate in an
advanced level propane training
course.
Held at the Emergency Services
Training Centre (ESTC) in Blyth,
Oct. 28 and 29, the pilot program
offered theoretical and hands-on
skills enhancement.
The course was attended by almost
20 fire training officers, propane
industry specialists and technicians,
HAZMAT material specialists as
well as others with training and
experience relevant to hazards and
propane incidents from across
Ontario. Participants came from as
far away as Lansdowne, New
Liskeard, Gravenhurst and
Kingsville as well as several local
emergency response. personnel,
many traveling for more than an
hour to attend.
"The level one course, which was
a pre-requisite for this one, was an
awareness program," said John
Parish, manager of the Emergency
Services Program for the Municipal
Health and Safety Association
(MHSA) and a Leeds - Thousand
Islands firefighter from Lansdowne.
"It dealt with barbecue cylinders and
100 lb. cylinders, what you can do,
how to react and what not to do."
The level two course, which was
debuted in Blyth, is more
operational, Parish explained. "This
is about highway transport and bulk
stations. It is hands-on firefighting!'
"Though these situations are rare,"
said Parish, "they have the largest
potential for the loss of life and
property."
In conjunction with the practical
portion of the course, the
participants had intense in-class
sessions, which included detailed
instruction on how to handle a
variety of potential scenarios when
faced with incidents in which
propane is involved.
The tabletop model was used to re-
enact actual emergencies which had
occurred, said David Spading,
course instructor, Captain with the
Blyth Fire Department and force
behind the course's development.
Attendees were asked to use the
models to run through the scenarios
to mitigate the incident.
News footage and videos of the
response to these real life incidents
were then reviewed by the
participants to see how the crews
actually handled the emergency. "It
was enlightening" for them, said
Sparling.
The video presentations depicting
previous incidents were a great
learning tool, said Jason Binkley,
Mildmay firefighter and propane
service technician.
With the ESTC located next to
Sparling's Propane, participants
were able to familiarize themselves
with a bulk plant, to walk around and
see what is there.
On day two of the course,
attendees received extensive hands-
on training with fires and
emergencies involving the rescue of
victims.
A simulated highway crash scene
was played out at the ESTC with a
rolled transport and van involved. A
motor fuel dispenser fire was also
tackled.
For Ray Dawe, a Markdale and
area firefighter and propane bulk
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