Emergency Response Services

Since its establishment more than 50 years ago, RTFC has gained significant industrial emergency response experience. This covers hundreds of fires and other emergencies throughout the oil, petrochemical, pipeline and port facilities of its members. The RTFC Main Station currently staffs a crew to respond to its member companies in the South Texas area 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our Main Station responds as requested to assist the City of Corpus Christi Fire Department. Click here to see our Industrial Emergency Response Services video

RTFC offers In-Plant industrial emergency services to refineries and industrial locations for immediate response for fire, hazardous material, medical, spill response and rescue incidents. Services include maintenance and inspection of fire protection systems and safety equipment, emergency planning for emergency response (ERT) standby, operating unit and storage tank fire preplanning, and emergency response drill coordination.

All Career RTFC firefighters are highly trained in the following industrial emergency service:

• Process unit, storage tank, interior structural, and marine firefighting response
• Hazardous materials response
• Emergency medical response
• Confined space, high angle, and trench rescue response

RTFC is also responsible for the protection of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority with any fire that may take place on vessels, docks or other facilities in the ship channel. The Port of Corpus Christi Firefighting Barge is operated by RTFC personal and is capable of pumping 8,000 GPM of water and carries 15,000 gallons of foam concentrate. Therefore, RTFC personnel are well trained with the newest innovations in marine firefighting.

“Crisis Management Dispatch” (CMD) provides dispatching for RTFC's industrial emergency response incidents. The CMD Center is staffed for 24-hour operation.

Click here to see our Industrial Emergency Response Services video