Annual Summary of Fire and Assocaited Losses for 1999

Annual Summary of Fire and Other Related Property

Damage Experience Report for Calendar Year 1999

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Emergency Services Division

Prepared by J. Levesque

March 20, 2000

This report summarizes the fire and other property damage experience of Brookhaven National Laboratory for the 1999 Calendar Year. The information in this report is in the format requested in "Environment, Safety and Health Reporting," DOE Order 231.1-1, Appendix F, dated 9-30-95.

1. Fire Related Deaths and Injuries.

None.

2. BNL Property Loss Experience for the Calendar Year.

Fire Loss¹ $95,000

Damage or loss sustained as a consequence of, and following the outbreak of fire, shall be classified as a fire loss.

Other Loss²None

Damage or loss sustained as a consequence of the following events shall be classified as another loss: explosions, natural cause events, electrical malfunctions, transportation (cargo) losses, mechanical malfunctions, radiation releases or other nuclear accidents, and miscellaneous (i.e., thermal) accidents.

^{1 Summation of fire losses as detailed in section 3A and in Attachment A.

² Summation of other losses as detailed in Attachment A.}

3. Summary of Fire and Other Property Loss Incidents.

A. Details of Losses of $5,000 or More.

Date: January 25, 1999 Type of Loss: Fire
Incident Report Number: 980479 Loss Estimate: $95,000

High Voltage electrical arcing across a plastic encased capacitor in a Pulsed Fired Network power supply resulted in a fire at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS). Operations personnel first heard the electrical arcing and then saw flames within the power supply cabinet. After turning off the high voltage power to the equipment, they attempted to use fire extinguishers to put out the fire. Smoke detection above the area summoned the fire department. Damage was limited to the interior of the equipment cabinet. The National Synchrotron Light Source injector system was out of service for one week until the power supply used to power the Klystron was repaired. As a result of this annual report, the NSLS is filing a CARES report for the incident.

B. Summary of Losses Less than $5,000.

See Attachment A to this report for a list of minor fires and losses for CY99.

See Attachment B to this report for a list of miscellaneous electrical and other smoke related incidents for CY99.

4. Incidents Actuating Automatic Fire Suppression Systems.

None occurred for CY 1999.

5. Halon Reduction Activities.

A. Halon 1301:

1.	Number of Fixed Systems	37 Systems
2.	Total Quantity of Halon 1301 at Site
	a. Active (including reserve)	10,690 Lbs.
	b. Inventoried	4,984 Lbs.
3.	Fixed Systems Deactivated Within Past Year
	a. Total Number	2 Systems
	b. Total Quantity	540 Lbs.
4.	Fixed Systems Converted to Manual Operation Within the Past Year
	a. Total Number	None
	b. Total Quantity	N/A
Note: Due to a change in the tracking system from Dbase IV to a Barcode system, present cylinder inventories do not include weights. Actions are underway to track weights accurately.

B. Halon 1211:

1.	Total Quantity of Halon 1211 at Site
	a. Active	9,741 Lbs.
	b. Inventoried	59 Lbs.
2.	Quantity Replaced by Other Agents Within the Past Year	None (15 Halon 1211 taken out of service)
Note: Due to a change in the tracking system from Dbase IV to a Barcode system, present cylinder inventories do not include weights. Actions are underway to track weights accurately.

6. Fire Protection Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Activities.

BNL has an active fire protection inspection, testing, and maintenance program. The program includes the inspection and testing of over 220 fire alarm panels, monitoring over 6000 alarm points in 250 facilities. Inspection, testing and maintenance is done in general accordance with NFPA codes and standards. The annual report format requests information on failure rates of equipment included in the fire protection inspection, testing, and maintenance activities. While BNL has a vigorous inspection, testing, and maintenance program, the ability to accurately capture failure rates of equipment has not previously existed. With Plant Engineering’s recent acquisition of new maintenance management software, the possibility to capture this information may be possible. An implementation plan is being developed.

7. Fire Department Activities.

A. Number of Responses:	CY99	CY98	CY97	CY96
1. Fire	5	32	25	40
2. HAZMAT Response	63	58	63	56
3. Other Emergency	12	65	58	36
4. Other Non-Emergency¹	311	233	248	260
5. Medical	117	106	87	101
^{1 Includes false alarms, non-emergency responses, drills, and miscellaneous.}

B. Major Equipment Purchases:

None.

C. Noteworthy Activity.

None.

See Attachment C to this report for a list of mutual aid responses to brush fires in surrounding communities for CY99.

8. Recurring Fire Protection Program Costs.

Fire Department Costs

		FY99	FY98	FY97	FY96
1.	Staffing^1,4	$ 2,419K⁵	$ 2,196K	$ 2,231K	$ 2,159K
2.	Equipment (MST)	$ 133K	$ 130K	$ 143K	$ 146K
3.	Inspection & Testing Program²	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
4.	Emergency Medical Response Program²	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
5.	Training Program²	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Inspection & Testing Program By Others³

$ 828k

$ 801K⁶

$ 979K⁶

$ 1162K

Fire Protection Engineering (FPE)⁴

$292K

$ 266K

$ 198K

$ 190K

^{1 Costs reflect salary and benefits.

² These programs are integral to Fire Department operations. Costs are included in 1 and 2, above.

³ Costs include salary and benefits and other Plant Engineering fire system maintenance costs (fire alarm electricians, plumber, etc.). Source documents is Activity Data Sheet A92D0133.

⁴ Change in numbers from FY97 to FY98 reflects shift of one FTE from Fire Department budget to FPE budget.

^{5 Costs include a new organizational burden added to overhead operations at BNL.
^{6 Costs were revisedby Plant Engineering. Disregard prior year reports for 1998 and 1997.}}}

ATTACHMENT A

Summary of Fires and Losses of Less than $5,000

for Calendar Year 1999

Date: 01/14/99	Type of Loss: Non-Government Car Fire
Incident Report Number: 990022	Government Loss Estimate: $0
Description: Employee car fire. Extinguished with 1 one-inch line and 1 ¾-inch line.

Date: 02/03/99	Type of Loss: Non-Government Car Fire
Incident Report Number: 990046	Government Loss Estimate: $0
Description: Employee car fire. Extinguished with 1 ¾-inch line.

Date: 05/11/99	Type of Loss: Refuse Fire
Incident Report Number: 990161	Government Loss Estimate: $0
Description: Trash can fire at Bldg. 488 was found burning by an employee. Extinguished by employee with pressurized water extinguisher. No damage.

Date: 06/05/99	Type of Loss: Brush Fire
Incident Report Number: 990226	Government Loss Estimate: $0
Description: Brush fire started behind residential area’s Cottage 27. No property damage. Caused by smoking material discarded into woods.

ATTACHMENT B

Summary of Miscellaneous Electrical and Other Smoke Related Incidents

for Calendar Year 1999

None reported in 1999.

ATTACHMENT C

Summary of Mutual Aid Responses to Brush Fires in Surrounding Communities

for Calendar Year 1999

Date: 03/31/99
Incident Report Number: 990105
Mutual Aid To: Manorville

Date: 03/31/99
Incident Report Number: 990106
Mutual Aid To: Manorville

Date: 04/14/99
Incident Report Number: 990119
Mutual Aid To: Manorville

Date: 05/02/99
Incident Report Number: 990148
Mutual Aid To: Brookhaven Town

Date: 07/08/99
Incident Report Number: 990253
Mutual Aid To: Ridge

Date: 07/12/99
Incident Report Number: 990258
Mutual Aid To: Ridge

Date: 11/15/99
Incident Report Number: 990459
Mutual Aid To: Manorville

NOTE: BNL Fire/Rescue responded to two motor vehicle accidents as mutual aid responders during 1999. One additional response was made to Rocky Point to assist in a chemical explosion at a high school.

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