SAFETY 

FIRE SAFETY

    Our liaisons with the fire performance safety team are Caroline Miller and Rosa Anna Defilippis. They are available to answer any questions or concerns. After testing, we will meet with the fire performance safety team before allowing participants to enter the Serpent Mother installation. 

    All of our gas supplies have shutoff valves both at the source and at the piece and are located 35’ from any open flames or participants. All propane systems use LPG regulators, LPG hoses and crimped hose fittings. All fuel is contained in our fuel depot, a secure environment for storing fuel, and will be monitored by the Flaming Lotus Girls while fire effects are being displayed.

    A Flaming Lotus Girl fire safety crew is on hand during performances. 10 CO₂ and 2 H₂O fire extinguishers are placed around the Serpent Mother. All Flaming Lotus Girls staffing the installation carry wet blankets and have easy access to burn kits. Fuel is stored at camp and delivered to the site at night in preparation for the performance. We drive empty liquid fuel (methanol) to the DPW fuel depot after performances. 

    Flaming Lotus Girls take fire safety training tutorials in July and August along with refresher safety courses on the playa. Our fire safety record is excellent with no safety incidents in seven years.

Fuel Plan

    We store all fuel and supplies in one location 35’ from the sculpture in a fuel
depot. Originating in the depot, fuel and electric lines are trenched and buried to the main dispersal point located at the mid point of the serpent. Shut-off valves are located within the sculpture and at the fuel source.