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hydrants, located at no more than 250 foot intervals, <br /> equipped with hoses and nozzles. <br /> C. Office and Electrical Buildings <br /> The office building will be protected by portable fire <br /> extinguishers, smoke detection system and an automatic <br /> sprinkler system. Electrical building panels will be <br /> protected by a halon fire suppression system. The <br /> perimeter of this building will also be protected by <br /> fire hydrants equipped with hoses and nozzles. <br /> D. Biomass Handling Area <br /> This area will have piles of agricultural biomass (ie. <br /> orchard prunings, field crops) . The perimeters of the <br /> area will be protected by fire hydrants, equipped with <br /> hoses and nozzles, located at no more than 250 foot <br /> intervals. Piles will be segmented to allow access for <br /> fire control . <br /> E. Substation <br /> The substation contains oil-filled transformers, which <br /> will be protected by a fire hydrant and hose equipped <br /> with a fog nozzle. <br /> F. Drying Equipment <br /> Each dryer is equipped with infrared spark detectors to <br /> actuate the fire protection system. The actuation <br /> signal : 1) initiates water spray to deluge nozzles <br /> mounted in the reversing screw housing, 2) stops <br /> additional feedstock from entering the dryer, 3) shuts <br /> off the fuel supply to the burner, and 4) reverses the <br /> direction of the fire dump screws to dump the wet <br /> charred material to a concrete bunker. <br /> 3.0 CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION EMPLOYMENT <br /> 3.1 Onsite <br /> The facility will require continuous manning to operate and <br /> maintain the plant. A listing of the proposed plant operations <br /> staff is shown in Table 3.1. The plant will normally operate on a <br /> three shift basis. The bulk of maintenance and fuel handling will <br /> be done during daylight hours. Regular daytime weekday shifts <br /> will be manned by the plant manager, maintenance personnel, clerk, <br /> and traffic manager. Another 20-30 jobs will be needed to provide <br /> indirect services to the plant, i.e. maintenance, landscaping, <br /> etc. <br /> 17 <br />