Buckeye Partners, L.P. and other pipeline operators in Berks County will be sponsoring pipeline awareness and response training for police, fire, emergency management, EMS, public officials and others on Tuesday, August 19, 2008.

In addition to a free dinner, we will cover the basics of emergency response to incidents involving pipelines.

DETAILS:
August 19, 2008 – 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Sheraton Reading http://www.sheraton-reading.com/
1741 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610

Invitations were recently sent by our vendor, Paradigm Liaison Services. You can RSVP for this event at their website: http://www.safetycommsolutions.com/RSVP.asp OR by calling 1-800-513-9948. You MUST RSVP to attend this event.

Feel free to pass this invitation along to anyone in the emergency response community!

For more information about Buckeye’s pipelines in Berks County, please contact me at 484-232-4482 or through Buckeye's website at http://www.buckeye.com. Buckeye operates about 80 miles of pipelines in Berks County, and transports refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, heating oil, kerosene, and jet fuel) in the liquid phase.

Maps depicting the approximate location of Buckeye's pipelines are available from our website at this address:
http://www.buckeye.com/Default.aspx?tabid=275 .

For additional information on pipelines in your community, and to find other pipeline operators, check the National Pipeline Mapping System:
http://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/

Pipelines are the safest method of transporting petroleum products, and pipeline incidents are very rare. The knowledge gained from attending this session will help those that would respond to a pipeline incident, and may even assist in preventing a pipeline emergency.

For more information on emergency response to pipeline incidents, please contact me, another pipeline operator, or consult the Pipeline Emergencies website established by the National Association of State Fire Marshals and the U.S. Dept. of Transportation at http://www.pipelineemergencies.com. They have EXCELLENT training material available, including free books and a video.

Hope to see you at this event.

And ALWAYS REMEMBER TO CALL 811 BEFORE YOU DIG! http://www.call811.com/

Kevin Docherty
Buckeye Partners, L.P.
484-232-4482
http://www.buckeye.com