Scrap and shredded tire fires [electronic resource] : special report / Federal Emergency Management Agency ; researched by Stanley L. Poole, Jr. ; Editors. Hollis Stambaugh and Peter Banks.
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Emmitsburg, Md.] :
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration,
1998.
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| Series: | Technical report series (United States Fire Administration) ;
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Table of Contents:
- Sources and usage of scrap and shredded tires - Advances in tire recycling - Barriers to recycling
- Hazards of scrap and shredded tires - Fire and environmental hazards - Hazards at different stages of combustion - Storage and recycling operation hazards
- Tire fire incident case studies
- Planning for tire fire prevention and extinguishment - Fire prevention code enforcement - Tire fire pre-planning - Excavation equipment for tire fires - Emergency response
- Firefighting strategy and tactics - Exposures - Containment - Extinguishment - overhaul
- Environmental hazard containment
- Safety of operations
- Cost recovery resources
- Lessons learned.