[RE-wrenches] Fire Department Training

[Dan Fink]

Hi folks --
The document that Joel references has been the comprehensive standard 
for all such seminars and articles for four years now. Rodney 
Slaughter's work on this is superb.

However, it's not a class that a PV installer can easily teach to the 
local fire department, especially a volunteer department. You the PV 
installer / lecturer will generally have at most only one or two hours 
to teach critical safety information to firefighters whose electrical 
knowledge may only go so far as 'pull the meter upon arrival on scene.'

Please contact me off list for more information.

DAN FINK
Renewable Energy Consultant
danfink at buckville.com


Joel Davidson wrote:
> Hello David,
>  
> Here's THE link http://osfm.fire.ca.gov/training/photovoltaics.php
>  
> Best regards,
> Joel Davidson
>  
> 
I’ve been tasked with helping put together a training seminar on safely 
dealing with PV systems during firefighting for our local volunteer fire 
department here. I recall wrenches talking about publications that had 
articles on this subject. I’d appreciate a link to these sources.

  Also, I’m curious if there are any concerns with solar thermal systems 
during house fires? Should fire departments take any extra precautions 
when responding to fires at homes with SHW collectors  during a sunny 
afternoon?
David Palumbo
President, Independent Power LLC