This above ground fuel facility,
located at St. Francis hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., consists
of three 40,000 gallon tanks and one 10,000 gallon tank containing
number 2 and number 4 deisel oil plus gasoline. These special
concrete tanks are all fully fireproofed. The pipes are
heat traced wire and fully insulated so that they can not freeze
in the winter. Even the fill up "station" for
the semi-trucks was custom designed to prevent any possible leaks
of fuel into the environment. All piping is designed to meet OSHA
and Federal Gov. standards for the year 2,002 I was the
principal architect for this regional medical emergncy facility.