At Kinder Morgan our first priority is the same as yours - safety. Kinder Morgan recognizes that governmental or volunteer emergency response and planning agencies may respond to protect life, property, or the environment in case of a pipeline emergency.

We want to provide all the information that you (emergency officials and first responders) need about pipelines and the materials they transport in your response area. We also want to help you protect yourself if you're ever called to a pipeline emergency. We honor all first responders and appreciate the work you do.

Emergency Action Procedures for Emergency Responders

Other Emergency Situation Links: Emergency Responder Safety Brochure MSDS National Association of State Fire Marshals National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) Out of Sight, Out of Mind? The Pipeline Emergencies Program

If you are an emergency responder, use all applicable training you have received in taking the steps necessary to safeguard the public in the event of a pipeline emergency. The following are some guidelines to keep in mind:

• Secure the area around the leak to a safe distance. This could include evacuating people from homes, businesses, schools and other locations, erecting barricades, controlling access to the emergency site, and similar precautions.
• If the pipeline leak is not burning, take steps to prevent ignition. This could include prohibiting smoking, rerouting traffic, and shutting off the electricity and residential gas supply.
• If the pipeline leak is burning, take steps to prevent secondary fires, but DO NOT attempt to extinguish a pipeline fire unless asked to do so by pipeline company personnel.
• Contact the pipeline company as quickly as possible. Pipeline marker signs show the pipeline company’s name and emergency telephone number.

See the Documents, Requests, etc. page for materials related to emergency response.