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Dialing 911 from any site telephone connects to the Emergency Dispatcher,who notifies the Fire Department of a Site 300 incident.The Emergency Dispatchers, located in Building 313 at the Livermore Site, also coordinate response with the Protective Force Dispatcher. The Dispatcher may also be contacted by radio. Automatic alarms and radio calls are received directly by the Protective Force Dispatcher. Radio announcements are monitored at the Site 300 Fire Station,Building 890,and Medical, Building 889. Additional Fire Department apparatus and staff are automatically dispatched from the Livermore Site on every Fire Department response. If additional response personnel are needed from the Livermore Site, communication is by telephone or radio. After-hours emergency calls received are handled by the Emergency Dispatcher who, in turn, contacts the LEDO.If the incident or emergency involves Site 300,notification is made to the Fire Dispatcher. After an initial emergency classification has been made,the Site 300 Senior Protective Force Duty Officer calls the assigned Site 300 Security/Protective Force Representative and the Site 300 Manager,who will determine whether further notifications are necessary. If additional calls are deemed necessary,the Site 300 Protective Force Central Alarm Station operator has access to lists of knowledgeable personnel. 10.3 Fire Suppression 10.3.1 Fire Extinguishers Fire extinguishers are manually operated,portable devices that discharge an extinguishing agent when properly activated. They are used to control small fires between the time of discovery and the arrival of the Fire Department. The locations of fire extinguishers in specific Facilities are described in Appendices I-1,I-2,and I-3. All Facility personnel who are actively engaged in operations involving hazardous waste are trained in the use of fire extinguishers. 10.3.2 Water Supply Water supply for all purposes, including emergency response, is provided to Site 300 as a part of the utility infrastructure administered by the LLNL Maintenance&Utilities Services Department. In the event of unrestrained water flow from damaged or ruptured utilities,Fire Department and emergency service Maintenance&Utilities Services Department personnel are available to shut off water flow to the incident area. 10.4 Spill Response Equipment Emergency equipment specific to each Facility is described in the Facility Appendices I-1,I-2, and I-3. In addition, spill kit supplies available for use throughout the site are described in Table I-3-3 in Appendix I-3.The RHWM maintains the spill kit as well as a response trailer containing bulk quantities of equipment at the Building 883 CSA Facility.The equipment is available to support the Fire Department in the event of a large release incident at Site 300. A list of Site 300 emergency equipment and the schedule for inspection is described in Appendix E. LLNL Site 300 Contingency Plan 25 January 2019