Monroe Energy invests significant resources in maintaining the integrity of our refinery, terminals, and pipelines. Doing so ensures the safety of those who live and work around our facilities and pipeline assets. In the event of an emergency, we have ~100 highly trained Volunteer Emergency Response Team members (VERTs), who can respond as needed, and our firehouse is staffed around the clock with full-time first responders as well.
Our highly trained team utilizes state-of-the-art emergency response equipment, making them well equipped to handle any situation that may arise. We send team members to Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) which is regarded as the best emergency response training center in the country, and our members also train regularly with the Delaware Bay and River Cooperative (DBRC). We hold regular emergency drills to practice the latest techniques, all of which we learned through both of these “world-class” organizations.
Our VERT teams include:
The Monroe Emergency Response Teams consist of both full-time Emergency Response Personnel and personnel who volunteer to become part of the Emergency Response Team (VERT), in addition to their normally assigned roles.
There are ~100 Monroe team members who are qualified to be part of either one or several of the five key Emergency Response Teams. These teams include:
- Industrial Fire Fighting: Specializes in mitigating and extinguishing liquid fuel fires.
- Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs): Provides medical care for personnel at the scene of an incident, including both personal medical conditions and potential industrial injuries.
- Hazardous Materials Team (HAZMAT): Responds to a hazardous material release, to control contain, and mitigate the material.
- High Angle Rescue: Utilizes rope rescue techniques to remove personnel from tall structures.
- Spill Response: Provides immediate response to any spill in the waterways, with the capability to contain and mitigate the materials.
These teams are trained to meet the highest qualifications in the industry. Team members frequently undertake continuing education, participate in trainings, and conduct exercises, all in order to maintain the highest level of capability and preparedness.
