Fuel and Fire Safety Training Class
Paine Field Airport Home >Training / Fuel and Fire Safety Training Class
The Snohomish County Airport-Paine Field Fire Department offers an Aviation Fuel & Fire Safety Training class. This class has been nationally approved by the FAA as one of the acceptable courses for fire safety in fueling on the CertALert list and meets the FAA Part 139 requirements of Section 139.321, Handling and Storing of Hazardous Substances and Materials.  Look for the latest Fuel Safety Training CertAlert here.

Class topics include:

  • Fuel quality control procedures & field testing procedures
  • Characteristics of aviation fuels
  • Inspection procedures
  • Importance of record keeping
  • Fuel receiving procedures
  • Fuel quality control programs
  • Fire codes & related standards for fueling
  • Grounding & bonding
  • Fire safety in fuel farms, storage areas, & mobile fuelers
  • Fuel spills & fuel spill procedures
  • Fire behavior, classes of fire &fire triangle
  • Fire extinguishers, types & uses
  • Hands-on use of fire extinguishers on small flammable liquid fires

Lynn Deardorf, F.A.A. Airport Certification Safety Inspector stated:  "The curriculum presented in the Aviation Fuel and Fire Safety Course was excellent. The content of this course was intensive and the material that was provided to the participants will be a valuable resource for future reference. In addition, the instructors demonstrated exceptional knowledge in the subject area . . .. We will recommend this training to fueling personnel at other airports, particularly airports certified under Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 139."

In 2009, the following Aviation Fuel & Fire Safety classes are scheduled at Paine Field Airport in Everett, WA:

  • February 23 & 24, 2009 (Monday & Tuesday): 0800-1700
  • October 21 & 22, 2009 (Wednesday & Thursday): 0800-1700

The class is a 2-day class and the fee is $249 per participant (includes all class materials and a copy of NFPA 407). Following completion of the Fuel & Fire Safety class, participants are provided with a Certificate of Completion.

You may register for the class by using the following:

Course Instructors:
Captain Dennis Hill:  Captain Hill has been in the fire service for 29 years. He has held the positions of training officer and Captain of fire inspections, and is a certified ICBO fire inspector and NFPA Firefighter I, Evaluator.
Terry Wilcoxson:  Terry Wilcoxson is employed as the operations manager for Fliteline Services at Paine Field. Terry has over 30 years of aircraft fueling experience and holds a commercial pilots license and an A&P certificate.

For further information on this class please call the Airport Fire Department at 425-353-1606.

Top of Page