Rail Road Emergencies and Incidents Panel Participants Ken Gibson EMA Director Pickens County EMA Jeffery McInerney Alabama DOT Rail and Intermodal Programs ALDOT District Chief Russ Collier Montgomery Fire Rescue Special Operations ID: 261816
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Panel Discussion
Rail Road Emergencies and IncidentsSlide2
Panel Participants:
Ken Gibson – EMA Director Pickens County EMA
Jeffery McInerney – Alabama DOT Rail and Intermodal Programs (ALDOT)
District Chief Russ Collier – Montgomery Fire Rescue, Special Operations
Jordan Garrard – US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Shawn Reedy – Field Manager CSX TransportationSlide3
Do you have a train passing though your county? Slide4
What we plan to discuss:
First
Responders
responding to Rail Emergency, Do’s and
Don’ts.
Emergency
Notification both local response dispatch and rail crossing notification and
dispatching.
D
ifferent
views from response officials, Fire, EMA, ALDOT, ADEM, EPA, Industry
Professionals about rail emergency response.
Talk
about new regulations on transporting hazardous
materials.
Discuss how we as Emergency Management can assist to make rail incidents run smoother and more efficiently.
What
are our rights as first responders on rail road property?Slide5
Rail Crossing MarkingsSlide6
Rail Crossing SignalsSlide7
Rail Crossing SignsSlide8
Questions
What is the number one rule when it comes to responding to a rail incident?
No “Blue Canary’s” SAFETY FIRST
Life Safety
Protect the Environment
Property conservation
Where do you go to find out about response to a rail or hazardous material?
NFPA 472 Chapter 5 “Core Competencies for Operation Response
What are the new rules for transporting Hazardous Materials?
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Train Consist – Tonnage GralphSlide10
Train Consist Position in TrainSlide11
Train ConsistSlide12
IMPORTANT PAPERSSlide13
Train Consist – Emergency Response InstructionsSlide14
Rail Car WaybillSlide15
How can your Emergency Operations Center (EOC) be used?
Questions?Slide16
PICKENS COUTY CRUDE OIL
TRAIN DERALMENTSlide17
PICKENS COUTY CRUDE OIL TRAINDERALMENTSlide18Slide19Slide20Slide21
Train carrying oil derails, explodes in Alabama
Derailment is latest in string of incidents as US increasingly relies on rail to transport oil
Alabama Oil-Train Derailment Raises Questions About Crude Shipment Safety
Reuters
Posted:
11/11/2013 1:35 am EST
Updated:
01/23/2014 6:58 pm EST
New Aerial Video of Alabama Oil Spill Questions Cleanup
Monday, 02 December 2013 12:46
By
Melissa Troutman
,
Public Herald
| Video
Be Ready!!!!Slide22
Aliceville, Alabama
Photo: Bill Castle/Associated PressSlide23
Aliceville, Alabama
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Aliceville, Al
Located approximately 50 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa, AL
On-site response by many agencies (federal, state, and local) during the incident
No local infrastructure existed to support the response
Closest mutual aid organization is located in Tuscaloosa
Numerous contractor resources (OSROs, wrecking, infrastructure repair) mobilized to the site over 350 personnel on-site working
EPA and
responsible party contractors
began community air monitoring activities as well as benzene worker exposuresSlide24
Aliceville, Alabama
November 10, 2014
Unified Command made the decision to extinguish the rail cars
Industrial firefighters utilized
water to cool the cars
and Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) to extinguish the fire
While moving railcars after final fire watch, a PRD on a ruptured tank activated and a flash fire ignited.
All operations were ceased and safety stand down was enforced for the night
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Aliceville, Alabama
Photos: John Wathen
748,000 gallons of oil in the derailed rail cars
208,952 gallons transferred from damaged rail cars
19,642 gallons of oil recovered from surface water
8,000 tons of soil excavated
539,751 gallons of discharged into the environment
Health and Safety Issues:
Large sustained fire with
re-ignitions
The presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including benzene, as well as particulates
Multiple contractors conducting various activities with heavy equipment within close proximity
Long work days excluding 2 hours of commuting Slide26
Questions?
Thank you for your Participation