Alternative Fuels Accident Reporting
The Railroad Commission of Texas 24-Hour Emergency reporting line:
844-773-0305 (toll free) or
512-463-6788
Please note this priority phone line is used only to report emergencies.
Please refer to the contact us page for the phone number for non-emergency calls.
Please review the reporting guidelines below for the product you are reporting:
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Propane)
Compressed Natural Gas
Liquefied Natural Gas
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
The Railroad Commission of Texas 24-Hour Emergency reporting line:
844-773-0305 (toll free) or 512-463-6788
When should I report an incident?
Accidents or incidents involving liquefied petroleum gas equipment and facilities, must be reported by telephone (see the phone number above) at the earliest practical moment or within two hours and the required written report (LPG Form 20) filed with Alternative Fuels Safety within fourteen (14) calendar days of reporting the incident.
Seven reason why an incident must be reported:
- Caused a death or personal injury requiring hospitalization
- Required taking an operating facility out of service
- Resulted in unintentional gas ignition requiring an emergency response
- Involved the LP-gas installation on any vehicle propelled by or transporting LP-gas
- Caused an estimated damage to the property of the operator, others, or both totaling $5,000 or more, including gas loss
- Could reasonably be judged as significant because of rerouting of traffic, evacuation of buildings, or media interest even though it does not meet (1) - (5)
- Is required to be reported to any other state or federal agency (such as the Texas Department of Public Safety or the United States Department of Transportation)
What information do I need to report?
- Name of reporting operator
- Location of leak or incident
- Date and time of incident
- Fatalities and/or personal injuries
- Phone number of operator
- Status of incident regarding immediate hazard
- Other significant facts relevant to the incident
Compressed Natural Gas
The Railroad Commission of Texas 24-Hour Emergency reporting line:
844-773-0305 (toll free) or 512-463-6788
When should I report an incident?
An accident involving Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) equipment and facilities, must be reported by telephone at the earliest practical moment or within two hours after a licensee owning, operating or servicing equipment or installation has knowledge of the accident (see the phone number above). A CNG Form 1020 must be submitted to Alternative Fuels Safety within fourteen (14) days of the date of initial notification.
10 reasons why an incident must be reported:
- Caused a death or personal injury requiring hospitalization
- Required taking an operating facility out of service
- Resulted in unintentional gas ignition requiring emergency response
- Caused an estimated damage to the property of the operator, others or both totaling $50,000 or more, including gas loss
- Involves a single release of CNG during or following CNG transfer or during container transportation Any loss of CNG which is less than 1.0% of the gross amount delivered, stored, or withdrawn need not be reported. However, any loss occurring as a result of a pull away shall be reported
- Could reasonably be judged as significant because of rerouting of traffic, evacuation of buildings, or media interest, even though it does not meet paragraphs (1) - (6) of this subsection
- Is required to be reported to any other state or federal agency (such as the Texas Department of Public Safety or the United States Department of Transportation)
- Any transport unit required to be registered with AFS which is involved in an accident where there is damage to the tank, piping or appurtenances, or any release of CNG resulting from an accident shall be reported to AFS in accordance with this section regardless of the accident location.
- Any CNG powered motor vehicle used for school transportation or mass transit including any state-owned vehicle which is involved in an accident resulting in a substantial release of CNG or damage to the CNG conversion equipment shall be reported to AFS in accordance with this section regardless of accident location.
What information do I need to report?
- Date and time of the incident
- Name of reporting operator
- Phone number of operator
- Location of leak or incident
- Personal injuries and/or fatalities
- Whether fire, explosion, or gas leak has occurred
- Status of gas leak or other immediate hazards
- Other significant facts relevant to the incident
Liquefied Natural Gas
The Railroad Commission of Texas 24-Hour Emergency reporting line:
844-773-0305 (toll free) or 512-463-6788
When should I report an incident?
An accident involving Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) equipment and facilities must be reported by telephone at the earliest practical moment or within two hours after a licensee has knowledge of the accident (see the phone number above). An LNG Form 2020 must be submitted to Alternative Fuels Safety within fourteen (14) days of the date of initial notification.
Eight reasons why an incident must be reported:
- Involves a single release of LNG during or following LNG transfer or during container transportation. Any loss of LNG which is less than 1.0% of the gross amount delivered, stored, or withdrawn need not be reported. Any loss occurring as a result of a pull away shall be reported
- Caused an estimated damage to the property of the operator, others, or both totaling $50,000 or more, including gas loss
- Caused a death or any personal injury requiring hospitalization
- Required taking an operating facility out of service
- Resulted in an unintentional ignition of LNG requiring an emergency response
- Involved the LNG installation on any vehicle propelled by or transporting LNG
- Could reasonably be judged as significant because of rerouting of traffic, evacuation of buildings, or media interest, even though it does not meet paragraphs (1) - (6) of this subsection
- Is required to be reported to any other state or federal agency (such as the Texas Department of Public Safety or U.S. Department of Transportation)
What information do I need to report?
- Date and time of the incident
- Name of the reporting operator
- Phone number of the operator
- Location of the leak or incident
- Personal injuries and/or fatalities
- Whether fire, explosion, or leak has occurred
- Status of leak or other immediate hazards
- Other significant facts relevant to the incident
- Whether immediate assistance from AFS is requested
