Responding to Utility Emergencies

Educate Responders • Reduce Injuries • Save Lives

Sponsored by Nutmeg Light Gas at no cost to first responders.

Are responders in your service area prepared to deal with utility emergencies?

Although utility emergencies are one of the most common hazards at the emergency scene, first responders often have limited knowledge of how to safely respond. Now, with just one click, you can educate emergency responders, reduce injuries and save lives.

Responding to Utility Emergencies is an online, interactive training program designed to complement other department training and offers:

  • Flexibility — training available 24/7
  • Broader reach — train your full service area
  • Consistency — the message is consistent and easily updateable
  • Trackability — reports on who has taken and completed the training
  • Reliability — designed by industry response expert and trainer Michael Callan, a 40-year veteran of the fire service

Self-Paced Training Includes

  • Natural Gas curriculum
  • Electrical curriculum
  • Final assessment & certificate of completion
  • Resources
  • Access to the Trainer’s Toolbox

With This Training You Can

  • Be more efficient with your time
  • Increase your knowledge of how to safely respond to natural gas and electrical emergencies
  • Review case studies and scenarios
Video-based training course

This video-based course features renowned trainer Michael Callan and includes an extensive and interactive curriculum.

Training Tracks for

  • Fire Service / EMS
  • Law Enforcement
  • Community Officials
Trainers Toolbox

A Trainer’s Toolbox of presentation materials is available with this training.

“Mike Callan is recognized for his excellence and contributions both inside and outside the emergency response community. He is a speaker, trainer, author, change agent and one of the most enthusiastic instructors I have ever met.”

Greg Noll — Chairman of the NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials / WMD Incidents; co-author of Pipeline Emergencies and Propane Emergencies

Participating Utilities

Alliant Energy ComEd Idaho Power Laclede Gas Puget Sound Energy PAPA Black Hills Energy Vermont Fire Academy Minnesota Energy Michigan Gas Utilities North Shore Gas Peoples Gas UGI Utilities Wisconsin Public Service Wisconsin Utilities Association We Energies