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Anhydrous Ammonia Emergency Response - 106 - Dunkerton Fire Department

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Full Description: Training is provided by National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. This class is typically 4 hours.

This course is designed to give emergency responders basic information concerning anhydrous ammonia including tactical considerations involving outdoor releases at typical storage and transportation situations.

Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) is a widely used chemical. It is used in many manufacturing processes, such as the manufacturing of nitric acid, which is used in the plastic manufacturing, cleaning fluids, and synthetic fibers. However, the most common use of NH3 is as a fertilizer. In fact, 80% of all the ammonia produced in the United States is used as fertilizer, or used to make other fertilizer products.

Prior to emergency response to a hazardous materials incident, such as an anhydrous ammonia release, responders need to be well trained and equipped to handle the situation. The tactics used in this program have been designed based upon the physical properties of NH3 and may not be effective or safe given another product and should be considered for outdoor releases only.

Performance and training competencies of this program are relative to those found in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 and NFPA 472 Standard.

Training Location: Dunkerton Fire Department
200 E Tower Street
Dunkerton, IA 50626

Resources Required: Student must bring their own PPE, SCBA, and a spare cylinder.

Signup Details: Advanced registration in Acadis is highly encouraged so that FSTB can ensure there is adequate interest to host the class. Contact FSTB or National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) for more information. Registration directly with NECAS is also required. https://www.necasag.org/

Student must be an active fire fighter and member in good standing with a department to participate in training.