Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Firefighting Training

LPG Firefighting Awareness Online Training

ERAC offers its LPG Firefighting Awareness online training course free of charge to all Canadian first responders. Designed to build awareness and improve preparedness, this self-paced course provides foundational knowledge for responding to incidents involving LPG.

This training provides first responders the information and confidence needed to recognize LPG hazards, assess risks, and make informed decisions when responding to LPG emergencies. Training outcomes include the following:

  • The ability to make safe and strategic decisions on non-intervention, defensive, and offensive strategies when encountering LPG fire emergencies.

  • Knowledge to identify hazards, assess incident conditions, and help prevent further harm, injurym or property damage.

  • An understanding of LPG properties, containers, cylinders, and transportation methods.

With this knowledge, first responders can better protect themselves, their teams, and the communities they serve when responding to incidents involving LPG.

LPG Training Impact

4,000+ - First responders completed ERAC's LPG Firefighting Awareness Online Training over the past five years.

534 - Firefighters completed the LPG Level 1 Operations Course over the last ten years.

55 - LPG fire training events hosted across Canada since 2016.

Course Content

There are seven modules within the online training course and each module is followed by a quiz covering the course content, with a pass rate of 80%.

The course consists of the following modules:

  • Module 1 - LPG Overview

  • Module 2 - The Basics and First Aid

  • Module 3 - Container Types

  • Module 4 - LPG Documentation, Safety Features and Damages

  • Module 5 - Placards, ERG, ICS and Roles and Responsibilities

  • Module 6 - Fire Fighting Considerations, Additional Factors and BLEVEs

  • Module 7 - ERPs, ERAPs, Response levels and ERAC

To enroll in the LPG Firefighting Awareness online training, please complete the form below.
Your request will be processed within two business days.

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Upon successful completion of the LPG Firefighting Awareness online training module, first responders can enroll in the LPG Level 1 – Operations Firefighting training course.

 

LPG Level 1 – Operations Firefighting Training Course

 

“As the City of Calgary's first responders and hazardous materials team, we are often among the first perssonel to arrive at LPG-related leaks, incidents, and fires. This training is extremely valuable to our members, providing a clear understanding of the hazards, response considerations, and safe operational practices required to manage these situations effectively.”

                                                                               Shawn Tryhuba, Hazardous Materials Officer, Calgary Fire Department

 

The LPG Level 1 – Operations Firefighting training is a two-day course. The curriculum is based on NFPA standards and consists of both classroom sessions and live-fire exercises using ERAC’s propane training props and specialized equipment trailer.


Day One: Classroom Instruction

Day one focuses on the theory, principles, and decision-making processes required to safely manage LPG emergencies. Section one consists of ERAC instructor-led modules that cover every facet of LPG emergency management, including: 

    • Who is ERAC

    • Emergency Response Assistance Plans (ERAPs) and Regulations

    • The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)

    • LPG products and their characteristics

    • Cylinders, tanks and storage

    • LPG trucks and transport

    • Rail transportation

    • Firefighting water flow requirements

    • Gas detection

    • Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosions (B.L.E.V.E.)

    • LPG response strategies

These modules provide firefighters with a deeper understanding of LPG properties and hazards.

Section two focuses on scenario-based learning. These scenarios require firefighters to work through the strategy, risk mitigation, planning, problem-solving, decision making and incident action plans and tactics necessary to safely manage commonly encountered LPG emergency situations.

Day Two: Live-Fire Training

Day two consists of realistic, hands-on training exercises using ERAC’s propane training props to simulate different situations encountered by first responders.

These simulations include:

  • LPG distribution system fires

  • Propane motor vehicle fuel tank fires

  • Building service meter flange fires, and

  • Propane cylinder fires

  • Propane vapour release leaks

Proper cooling techniques, valve shut-offs, pressure relief devices, leak control and extinguishment techniques, and egress are reviewed and practiced throughout the training.

Upon completion of the course, firefighters will leave with a stronger understanding of LPG hazards, improved confidence in managing LPG emergencies, and practical skills that support safer and more effective incident response.

For more information on the LPG Level 1 – Operations Firefighting Training Course and/or to register your fire department please click and fill out the form below.

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A minimum of 16 first responders is required to conduct the LPG Level 1 – Operations firefighting training course.