Fire trucks lined up infront of Puget Sound Refinery under a blue sky.

Preparedness

Stay connected with Shell Puget Sound Refinery

Shell Puget Sound Refinery wants to make sure you have the information you need to contact us, are connected to Skagit County’s CodeRED emergency alert system and are ready in future emergency situations.

Call Puget sound at 360-293-0800, visit us on Facebook @ShellPugetSoundRefinery or follow us on twitter @ShellPugetSound.

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Consider signing up for Skagit County's emergency notification system, "CodeRed"! With CodeRed, Skagit 911 and Skagit County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) can notify you in the case of emergencies. This system is a great way to receive local, timely and critical information when it matters most. www.Skagit911.us

PREPAREDNESS AT SHELL PUGET SOUND REFINERY

Maintaining equipment to avoid emergency situations

Maintenance equals preparedness. That’s what colleagues share repeatedly as they talk about how Shell Puget Sound Refinery staff keeps the site prepared for emergencies.

Ready to respond

Our people are always prepared to respond to an emergency. At any hour of any day, 365 days out of the year there are trained state-certified emergency responders on-site at Shell Puget Sound Refinery.

Tied up in knots: ERT to the rescue

Puget Sound Refinery’s Emergency Response Team plays a critical role for the site, and roughly 130 members serve on the team across rope rescue, medical, fire, hazmat and oil spill response.

Shell operators save a life

A background and training in emergency response paid off when a Shell Puget Sound Refinery operator and two of his co-workers saved the life of a refinery contractor.

Nothing is more important than keeping our employees, contractors and our community safe. Everyone receives safety training from their first day on the job onward.

Nothing is more important than keeping our employees, contractors and our community safe. Everyone receives safety training from their first day on the job onward.

We maintain all our own in-plant fire, hazmat, medical and oil spill response teams with modern equipment and have roughly 145 employees who are trained to respond to industrial fires and other emergencies.

We maintain all our own in-plant fire, hazmat, medical and oil spill response teams with modern equipment and have roughly 145 employees who are trained to respond to industrial fires and other emergencies.

Regularly scheduled maintenance helps make sure equipment is in great shape in case it is needed. In this photo, crews reel out and inspect a portable boom in Guemes Channel from Curtis Wharf in June 2020.

Regularly scheduled maintenance helps make sure equipment is in great shape in case it is needed. In this photo, crews reel out and inspect a portable boom in Guemes Channel from Curtis Wharf in June 2020.

Regularly scheduled drills allow PSR crews to learn and refresh skills they would need during an actual emergency. During this July 2020 drill off the eastern edge of Guemes Island, PSR’s oil spill response crew teamed up with Marine Spill Response Corporation to test their hypothetical response, equipment and geographic response strategies.

Regularly scheduled drills allow PSR crews to learn and refresh skills they would need during an actual emergency. During this July 2020 drill off the eastern edge of Guemes Island, PSR’s oil spill response crew teamed up with Marine Spill Response Corporation to test their hypothetical response, equipment and geographic response strategies.

Since 2015, PSR has invested approximately $200 million in personal and process safety improvements across the refinery.

Since 2015, PSR has invested approximately $200 million in personal and process safety improvements across the refinery.

Our safety program includes regular training sessions and continual review of our processes to help ensure that our workers, our neighbors and the environment are safe.

Our safety program includes regular training sessions and continual review of our processes to help ensure that our workers, our neighbors and the environment are safe.

The health and safety of our employees, contractors, community and environment are our top priorities as we strive to proudly fuel life in the Pacific Northwest. During Preparedness Month, and every day, the Puget Sound Refinery in-house emergency response teams are ready to respond to an emergency at a moment’s notice. Each team is prepared through training conducted throughout the year which keeps their skills sharp and our equipment in top shape.

John White - General Manager, Shell Puget Sound Refinery

#BEREADY

National Preparedness Month (NPM) is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster planning now and throughout the year.
NPM 2020: "Disasters Don’t Wait. Make Your Plan Today."

  • Week 1: Make A Plan
  • Week 2: Build A Kit
  • Week 3: Prepare for Disasters
  • Week 4: Teach Youth About Preparedness

Learn more about each week by visiting www.Ready.gov