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Beaver Island firefighters complete propane emergency-response training, 2006

Also BIFD Propane Emergency Response class September 2006

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
Date2006-09-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2006-09-07
Kind
Education
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fireemergency-managementeducationpublic-servicecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island firefighters announced and then completed a September 7, 2006 propane emergency-response class at the St. James Fire Hall. The October report describes teams advancing under streams to a controlled propane fire and using the exercise to build confidence for island emergency response.

Evidence limits

The newspaper report documents the exercise in narrative form but does not provide a complete roster, instructor list, or independent safety assessment.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. "BIFD to Learn Propane," Beaver Beacon, September 2006.
    Invites the public to a Michigan Propane Emergency Response Team class beginning at 6:30 p.m., with classroom instruction and live-burn interactive scenarios. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the training notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-09_Beaver-Beacon
  3. "Fire Department - Into the Flames," Beaver Beacon, October 2006.
    Reports the Island fire department's live-burn propane exercise, including staged attack teams, controlled flame suppression, and the training value for the participating firefighters. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the live-fire training report and photographs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island firefighters complete propane emergency-response training, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bifd-propane-emergency-response-class-2006/, accessed [date], citing "BIFD to Learn Propane," Beaver Beacon, September 2006. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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