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Page <br /> FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES <br /> * Informati,n regarding fire fighting procedures is not required to r <br /> provided to the MDA, and is included for informational purposes only <br /> A) PREFIRE PLANNING <br /> 1. Local fire department should visit the facility at least annually. <br /> They should be thoroughly familiar with the following: <br /> a) Locations of hydrants and 9ther water sources; <br /> b) Location of normal and alternate access road, gates, fences, <br /> etc. ; <br /> c) Surrounding building occupancies and land use; <br /> d) Precautions and tactics for fighting garden and agricultural <br /> chemical fires; <br /> e) Day and night telephone numbers of the facility operators, <br /> physician familiar with the products, and manufacturers of <br /> the products; <br /> f) Means of controlling drainage at and adjacent to the facility; <br /> g) Symptoms of pesticide poisoning; <br /> h) What to do in case of contact with toxic chemicals; <br /> i) Use of self-contained breathing apparatus (Air Paks) ; <br /> j) Means of ventilating the warehouse. <br /> B) GENERAL RULES TO FOLLOW IN CASE OF FIRE: <br /> 1. Call the fire department at g and clear all <br /> personnel from the building to a safe distance upwind from smoke <br /> and fumes. Isolate the area if necessary. <br /> Have plan of burning facility and its contents ready to show to <br /> fire team when they arrive. This plan is on page of this <br /> response plan. <br /> Pay special attention to the location of particularly hazardous <br /> chemicals and containers. <br /> Clarify a water use strategy. How much, if any, water will be <br /> used, where will it be used, how much if any diking will be <br /> necessary to contain this water? <br /> PROVIDE LABELS AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS. <br /> Locations of labels and safety data sheets is described on par <br />