ANCHORAGE, AK – For the 10^th consecutive year, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company’s Valdez Marine Terminal Fire Brigade won the Alaska Firefighter Competition Governor’s Trophy at the 2008 Statewide Firefighting Conference.  The team has won the Governor’s Trophy 14 times since 1993. Alyeska Fire Chief Brian Beauvais credits this run to the team’s high level of proficiency, professionalism and teamwork.  

The brigade also took first place in four separate events: the ladder raise; fire extinguisher; make and break; and the self-contained breathing apparatus. 

This years’ competition was held in Juneau with eight fire teams from around the state competing. The conference attendees also participated in more than 400 hours of training that included classroom and hands-on training workshops and evolutions. 

Alyeska’s competition team includes Brian Beauvais, Justin Major, Steve McCann, Matt Smelcer, Jennifer Stubblefield, Ken White, and Sean Wisner.   

Alyeska Fire Brigade members say they benefit from their group’s diversity, as it’s made up of technicians from groups across the Valdez Marine Terminal, including Oil Movements and Storage, Power Vapor, Marine, Maintenance, Instrument/Electricians, and Ballast Water Treatment.   

“When there is an emergency, the team has an expert represented from all areas of the terminal,” said Brian Beauvais, Alyeska’s Fire Chief, Fire Safety Industrial Hygiene Supervisor. “And that diversity is what makes our brigade so strong. 

“It was a pleasure attending the Alaska State Firefighters Conference in Juneau,” Beauvais said. “Once again, the firefighters represented Alyeska Pipeline in an exceptional manner. From assisting the instructors during training evolutions, to building relationships and camaraderie throughout the fire service, they showed what true professionals they really are. The Alyeska Firefighters continually strive for a level of safety that leads the fire service in the state of Alaska.”  

The Valdez Brigade consists of 60 professional firefighters – 16 full-time firefighters contracted through Doyon Universal Services, and 44 trained Alyeska technicians who provide fire and rescue services on the terminal.  Alyeska has six fire and rescue apparatus, including one ambulance on the terminal.   

About Alyeska Pipeline

Headquartered in Anchorage, Alyeska operates the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). The 800-mile pipeline celebrated its 30th anniversary in summer 2007. In its traverse from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope south to the Port of Valdez, the northernmost ice-free port in the Untied States, the pipeline crosses three mountain ranges and 34 major rivers and streams. The company also maintains operations in Fairbanks and Valdez and at various pump stations along the line. Since operations began, more than 19,000 oil tankers have been loaded with Alaska crude oil at the terminal.  

Alyeska was created to construct, operate, and maintain TAPS for the owner companies. The TAPS owners are BP Pipelines (Alaska), ConocoPhillips Transportation Alaska, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company, Unocal Pipeline Company, and Koch Alaska Pipeline Company.  

For further information, contact Michelle Egan, Alyeska Corporate Communications Director, at 787-8870 (office) or 230-7775 (cell). 

For more information on Alyeska, visit the company’s website at www.alyeska-pipe.com.  

Source: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

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