The Pipeline Association for Public Awareness is committed to the safety and emergency preparedness of first responders, workers and the general public.

While pipelines are generally the safest methods of transporting hazardous chemicals, they are not failsafe. Pipeline product releases, whether in the form of slow leak or violent rupture, are a risk in any community. In the unlikely event of an incident near or involving a pipeline, it is critical you know how to respond and are prepared to work together with the pipeline operator's representatives.

This training is intended to provide firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians and all other emergency responders who may be the first to arrive at the scene with the information they need to safely handle a pipeline incident. This training is not intended to provide information on the physical or chemical properties of the products transported through the pipelines. Nor should it be considered a substitute for emergency response training, knowledge or sound judgment. Rather, this training contains information that will help you make decisions about how to best protect your emergency response team, and the surrounding public during a pipeline incident.

Please review this website and become familiar with the components of the emergency response guidelines and other training available before you are called to respond to a pipeline incident.