In-Plant Industrial Emergency Services

An on-site emergency response team in your plant, staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by full-time fire professionals is the best investment to protect both the resources and people who work there. See the RTFC In-Plant Emergency Services video.

RTFC currently has six in-plant fire stations. The fire stations in Corpus Christi are located within CITGO, Flint Hills Resources East and West, and Lyondell Chemical Corporation. The company also has an in-plant station serving the Lyondell - Chocolate Bayou Plant in the greater Houston area and Flint Hill Resources in Port Arthur, TX. These corporations have seen a continuous improvement of safety, health, and environmental programs with the help of their RTFC in-plant stations.

RTFC in-plant personnel provide immediate emergency response to these facilities for fire, hazardous material, medical, spill response and rescue incidents. They also provide inspection and upkeep of the facilities' fire and safety equipment to ensure that operations are safe and that all government regulations are being met. Facility safety staff benefit from daily interaction and technical support from RTFC in-plant personnel to ensure safe operations and incident prevention.

Special Services

Inspections, Testing, Maintenance, Rescue Preplanning, Coordination & Standby.

Fixed and Semi-fixed Fire Protection Systems

• Fire hydrant and fixed fire monitor inspections and preventative maintenance
• Fixed fire water pump and tank inspections
• Firewater main block valve inspections
• Storage tank fixed foam chamber inspections and testing
• Deluge and sprinkler system inspection
• Annual fire hose testing

Safety Equipment

• Fire extinguisher inspection and maintenance
• Self-contained breathing apparatus inspections
• Emergency eyewash/shower inspection

Emergency Preparation

• Emergency response (ERT) standby
• Operating unit and storage tank fire preplanning
• Emergency response drill coordination
• Custom emergency response training courses through the RTFC Training Academy

Confined Space Rescue Standby RTFC can also provide highly qualified crew equipment for on-site rescue stand-by for critical confined space entry work. All work is performed and fully documented according to applicable OSHA, NFPA, AND ANSI standards.

In-Plant Fire Stations in Service

In July 1995, RTFC manned a full-time fire station at Lyondell Chemical's world class ethylene and olefins plant in Corpus Christi. A total of 15 fire professionals protect the plant and work RTFC's standard 24-hour on/48-hour off, three platoon system. Each five person staff consists of 1 Captain, 1 Senior Firefighter, and 3 Firefighters.

The Lyondell Chemical's plant in Chocolate Bayou has a total of 18 fire professionals that protect the plant and work RTFC's standard 24-hour on/48-hour off, three platoon system.

In March 1997, RTFC manned two full-time fire stations at Flint Hills Resources. The fire station at Flint Hills Resources' West refinery is staffed by a five person shift comprised of 1 Captain, 1 Senior Firefighter, and 3 Firefighters. This facility has an additional day shift on site. Flint Hill Resources' East refinery is staffed by a five person shift comprised of 1 Captain, 1 Senior Firefighter, and 3 Firefighters. Flint Hills Resources enlisted additional RTFC crews to procted their Port Arthur facility in 2008.

In May 1998, RTFC manned a full-time fire station at the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery. A total of 15 fire professionals protect the plant. Each of the three shifts consists of 1 Captain, 1 Senior Firefighter, and 3 Firefighters.

"CITGO is proud to be a member of the Refinery Terminal Fire Company. With the services provided by this world-class industrial emergency response and training organization, we supplement our in-plant resources in a cost-effective manner. We have the immediate assistance of highly qualified professionals and state-of-the art equipment that otherwise would almost be cost prohibitive to purchase and maintain. RTFC is industry's best practice for cooperative emergency response services."

Robert J. Kostelnik Vice-President CITGO Corpus Christi

"The Lyondell Corpus Christi Complex is proud to be the first facility to implement a RTFC in-plant Emergency Response Program. In the five years that the RTFC has been stationed in our plant, we have seen continuous improvement of our safety, health, and environmental programs. Our employees have developed a trust in the duty and performance that the RTFC demonstrates each and every day in partnering with us to make our plant a safer place to work."

James R. Gibson General Manager Corpus Christi Complex Lyondell Chemicals, LP

See the RTFC In-Plant Emergency Services video.