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2024 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Tailboard Scenario: Security-related Incident at a Natural Gas Facility, What is a Compressor Station?, Pipeline Emergency Response Resources for Emergency Responders and Public Officials and How Does a Control Center Work?

2023 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: Tailboard Scenario: Responding to a CO2 Leak, Land Use Planning and Local Government's Role in the Process, Inline Safety Inspection Tools, and Commodities Transported via Pipeline and Evacuation Distances. 

2023 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Urban Area Pipeline Emergency Response, Creating Fire Breaks Near Pipeline Facilities, First Responder Training Video Series, Understanding Different Types of Pipelines, and Tailboard Scenario: Responding to a Natural Gas Storage Incident. 

2023 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: A Case Study - 2018 Pipeline Explosion in Dallas, TX, What Are Pipeline Valves and How Do They Work?, Lessons Learned from the Responder Annual Readership Survey and Overview of BUXUS Program

2022 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: How to Secure the Scene of a Pipeline Incident, LEPCs and Their Role in Emergency Response Planning, First Responder Training Video Series, Tailboard Scenario: Responding to a HVL Pipeline Incident and Safe Approach to an Active Pipeline Incident. 

2022 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Tailboard Scenario for a Natural Gas Incident, Joint Training Opportunities between Pipeline Operators and Emergency Responders, What is a Control Center and How Does it Work and Damage Prevention Programs - Keeping Our Pipelines Safe, 

2022 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Engaging Public Officials in Mock Emergency Exercises, How Social Media is Changing Emergency Response, What Goes into Constructing a Pipeline and CO2 Pipeline Operations and Emergency Response.

2021 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: How to Effectively Prepare for a Pipeline Incident, Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics, Case Study of Sabotage – A Growing Risk to Critical Infrastructure, and Emergency Responder Spotlight- Fairfax County, VA Fire and Rescue.

2021 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Tailboard Scenario for a Terminal Incident; Effective Scene Size Up at a Natural Gas Incident; Characteristics of Natural Gas, Refined Products, CO2, and HVLs; HCA’s and Identified Sites in Your Community

2021 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Preparing for a Pipeline Emergency as the Result of an Earthquake; Establishing an SOP for Pipeline Emergencies; Local Government's Role in Risk-Informed Land Use Planning; Phishing Attacks Target Local Governments and Organizations

2020 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: A Case Study of Responding to a CO2 Incident; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Investigating Root Cause Pipeline Incidents involving Metallurgical Analysis; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Gathering Pipelines; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Emergency Response Liaison and Incident Response in a COVID-19 World; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2020 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: What Would You Do? – Responding to a Security-Related Pipeline Incident; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Preparing for and Responding to Breakout Tank Fires; Overview of Pipeline Systems: a Detailed Look at Terminal Operations; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: the Role LEPCs and Local Government Play in Emergency Response Planning; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2020 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: City of El Paso Drill Conducted with Emergency Responders & Operators; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Scene Size-Up and Response to Seismic Events; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Overview of Liquid Petroleum Pipeline Systems; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Pipeline Markers and Encroachments; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2019 Issue 4

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Case Study- the Merrimack Valley, MA Pipeline Explosions; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Effectively Handling a Hazardous Liquids Spill; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Emergency Responder Spotlight- Rusk County Sheriff’s Office and Office of Emergency Management; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Integrity Management Plans; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2019 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Effective Pre-Planning Techniques for Pipeline Emergencies; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Responding to a Petroleum Pipeline Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Overview of Pipeline Construction Process; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Pipeline Inspection and Safety Tools; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2019 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Tabletop Exercises – A Guide to Designing Effective Simulations; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Responding to Natural Gas Escaping Inside a Building; Emergency Responder Spotlight: Madison County EMA’s Preparation for Pipeline Emergencies; Overview of Pipeline Systems: What’s in the Pipeline? - A Look at Commodities Transported via Pipeline; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2019 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Overview of the NVFC/PHMSA FD PREPP Toolkit; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Tailboard Scenario –Responding to a CO2; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Overview of Underground Natural Gas Storage; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Overview of Pipeline Safety Measures and Systems; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2018 Issue 4

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Emergency Response and the Risks Associated With Hydrogen Sulfide; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Conducting Effective Scene Size-Up at a Natural Gas Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Natural Gas Transmission Mainline Valves; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Overview of the Incident Command System; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2018 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Response to a Terminal Incident; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Effectively Handling a Hazardous Liquids Spill; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Liquefied Natural Gas Operations; Keeping Pipelines Safe/ Practices & Protocols: Right-of-Way Aerial and Ground Patrols; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2018 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Case Study of a Petroleum Product Leak; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Mitigating a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE); Overview of Pipeline Systems: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems; Keeping Pipelines Safe/ Practices & Protocols: Cathodic Protection; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2018 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Mock Emergency Exercise in Jonesboro, Georgia; Tailboard Scenario: Responding to an HVL Liquids Pipeline Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Pipeline Construction; Keeping Pipelines Safe/ Practices & Protocols: Wildfires and Pipelines; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2017 Issue 4

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Preparing for and Responding to Severe Weather Events; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Responding to a Carbon Dioxide Emergency; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Security related events in Pipelines and Emergency Responder Actions; Keeping Pipelines Safe/ Practices & Protocols: Benzene Awareness; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2017 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Puget Sound Exercise; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Effective Crisis Communications during an Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Differences between Liquid Petroleum and Natural Gas Pipelines; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Building Relationships between Pipeline Personnel and Emergency Responders; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2017 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Lower Colorado River Pipeline Functional Exercise; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Responding to a Natural Gas Pipeline Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Emergency Responder’s Role in Pipeline Safety Management Systems as a Key Stakeholder; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Integrity Management Programs-Pipeline Company Activities in High Consequence Areas; Best Practices; First Responder Training Video Series

2017 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Online Training Resources for Emergency Responders; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: How Response Tactics Differ in Urban and Rural Areas; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Terminal Operations at a Glance; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Public Awareness Program Outreach to Emergency Responders and Public Officials; Best Practices; NEW - First Responder Training Video Series

2016 Issue 4

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Case Study of Westmoreland County, PA Pipeline Rupture; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Effective Scene Size-Up at a Terminals Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Inside a Natural Gas Compressor Station; Keeping Pipelines Safe/ Practices & Protocols: Damage Prevention; Best Practices From Emergency Response Peers; NEW - First Responder Training Video Series

2016 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Training Resources Available to Emergency Responders; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Responding to a Highly Volatile Liquids Pipeline Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Odorization; Keeping Pipelines Safe/ Practices & Protocols: SCADA Systems- Working to Keep Pipelines Safe; NEW - First Responder Training Video Series; Best Practices From Emergency Response Peers

2016 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Case Study of Manhattan, NY Gas-fueled Building Explosion and Fire; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: What Would You Do? Responding to a Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Pipeline Markers; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: The Role Emergency Responders Play in Pressure Testing and Pipeline Maintenance Activities; NEW - First Responder Training Video Series; Best Practices From Emergency Response Peers

2016 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: First Responders and Pipeline Operators – Working Together; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Security-related Incident Procedures for Pipeline Personnel, Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officials; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Liquefied Natural Gas Transportation; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Security at Remote Pipeline Sites; Best Practices From Emergency Response Peers

2015 Issue 4

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Tailboard Scenario of a Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Rupture - How Would You Respond? Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Responding to a CO2 Pipeline Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Design and Construction of a Pipeline System; Keeping Pipelines Safe/ Practices & Protocols: New Development near Pipelines- Awareness & Involvement; Best Practices From Emergency Response Peers

2015 Issue 3

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Using NPMS to Find Who's Operating in Your Area; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: What Would You Do? Response to a Terminals Operation Incident; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Moving Petroleum Products; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Local Government’s Participation in Emergency Response Planning; Best Practices From Emergency Response Peers

2015 Issue 2

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: Training Resources for Emergency Responders; Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: Working Together at the Incident Scene- an Overview of the Incident Command System; Local Government's Involvement with Pipeline Safety; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Kinder Morgan's Damage Prevention Program; Best Practices From Emergency Response

2015 Issue 1

This issue contains the following articles: Pipeline Emergency Preparedness & Training: A Case Study- Sissonville, West Virginia Pipeline Rupture; Pipeline Emergency Response Tactics: How to Detect a Natural Gas Leak; Overview of Pipeline Systems: Tanker Truck Transportation of Oil and Refined Products; Keeping Pipelines Safe/Practices & Protocols: Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas; Best Practices From Emergency Response Peers

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