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Metro SOG’s Flashcards

1
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How many WSAD’s are required for Crossovers and inter-locks

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Four to six

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What unit is responsible for placing all WSAD’s

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First due truck company

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WSAD’s are carried by what companies

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Truck, rescue squads, hazmat units, and air units

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What does WSAD stand for

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Warning, Strobe, Alarm, Device

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A metro station box alarm consists of?

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• 5 engine companies
• 2 truck companies
• 1 BFC-ops
• 1 BFC- sp ops
• 1 rescue squad
• 1 EMS Supervisor
• 1 basic EMS unit
• 1 medic unit
• 1 safety battalion chief

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On a Metro station box alarm all units will respond to main station entrance with the exception of what unit? And where will they respond to?

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The fourth due engine company

The fourth due engine company will be dispatched to a specific alternate entrance or emergency exit in the case of single entry stations.

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A Metro surface and Aerial box alarm’s consist of what units?

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• 5 engine companies
• 2 Truck companies
• 1 BFC - OPS ( 1st due incident commander
• 1 BFC - SP OPS
• 1 Rescue Squad
• 1 EMS supervisor
• 1 basic EMS unit
• 1 medic unit
• 1 Safety battalion chief

Tower 3 will be automatically dispatched as 3rd due truck company on a aerial box alarm.

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If the BFC Special operations chief is not available for a initial metro box alarm what chief is sent instead?

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BFC - FFD ( fire fighting division)

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A Metro tunnel box alarm consists of?

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*Primary station

• 4 Engine Company’s
• 2 truck companies
• 1 BFC - FFD
• 1 BFC - Sp Ops
• 1 Rescue Squad
• 1 EMS Supervisor
• 1 Basic unit
• 1 medic unit
• 1 safety battalion chief

*Secondary station

• 2 engine companies
• 1 truck company

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On a Metro tunnel box alarm which station is designated the Primary Station?

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The station closest to the incident

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When will the hazmat unit be assigned to a metro incident?

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A report of explosion, major hazmat, multiple victims, or unknown cause of incident

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A Metro local alarm consists of?

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• 3 engine companies
• 2 truck companies
• 1 BFC - Ops
• 1 BFC Sp Ops

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The size up of the first arriving unit should include what pertinent information

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A maintenance problem or a emergency response

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On a Metro response what is considered a “ maintenance problem “

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A issue in which Metro emergency response teams (ERT) is working to resolve and the fire department will provide support if requested by ERT leader

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On a Metro alarm what units comprise of the Recon group?

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First and second due engines, first due truck, and special operations battalion chiefs.

First due engine and first due truck company are “ recon group supervisors”

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The first due driver will do what on arrival on a Metro incident?

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Stand by to supply standpipe. If needed the driver will supply the station standpipe system. Use the hand or reverse lay.

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When entering a Metro station for a incident the officers shall approach the kiosk or Metro representative closest to the tunnel and gather what pertinent information?

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• location of the emergency
• status of the third rail power on all tracks in the area
• train movement
• confirmation of ROCC contact with train operator
• ventilation system status

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If there are radio communication difficulties inside metro systems the first due engine company officer must relay pertinent information by “ whatever means available “ using what methods?

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Telephone, department apparatus cell phones, line of sight radio chain on “talk channels 15 or 16, or using a runner

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Where will the first due truck on a metro box alarm park

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One block away

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Who is responsible for making sure there are no companies in the Metro track bed without permission of the Incident Commander

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First due truck

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What is the third due engine company assignment on a initial Metro box alarm

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Stage in line of approach 2 blocks away and available to perform multiple tasks

• Standby to assist recon group to provide communication relay
• Standby to serve as the accountability officer at the entry control point
• Standby to respond to secondary station or alternate entrance if incident is reported to be a single-entry station
• Standby to respond to the secondary station and serve as the secondary station recon group supervisor if the incident is reported to be in the right of way between two stations

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What is the second due truck assignment on initial Metro box alarm

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Stage until assigned

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When will a Metro Hazardous Materials/ CB-EMIS assignment be dispatched

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•Report of Hazardous Materials incident
• a suspicious package/powder incident
•or a CB-EMIS alarm in the Metro

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A Metro Hazardous Materials/CB-EMIS alarm consists of

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• 3 engine companies
• 1 truck company
• 1 Sp Ops BFC
• 1 rescue squad
• 1 EMS supervisor
• 1 basic unit
• 1 medic unit
• 1 safety battalion chief

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A metro rescue alarm will be dispatched when

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For persons injured or trapped anywhere in the Metro system that will require technical rescue capabilities

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A Metro rescue alarm consists of

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• 1 engine company
• 1 truck company
• 1 Sp Ops BFC ( if not available, a BFC-Ops will be sent)
• 1 rescue squad
• 1 EMS supervisor
• 1 basic unit
• 1 medic unit
• 1 Safety Battalion Chief

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What is required for all personnel entering the Metro right of way to wear

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Full PPE including SCBA, unless responding to a medical local alarm

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Personnel operating in the right of way must always watch for

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A moving train, A moving train is THE greatest hazard in the Metro system.

29
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What device can warn you if the third rail has been re-energized

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Warning strobe alarm device (WSAD)

A WSAD will not protect you if you are in contact with the third rail if/when power is restored.

30
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No one will enter the track bed until all of the following provisions have been made

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• Permission has been granted by the IC
• Metro OCC has confirmed that all power has been removed and all train movements in the area has been stopped
• The emergency trip switches (ETS) have been pushed for all affected sections of track
• The third rail has been tested with a volt probe.

31
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When flagging procedures are to be used to warn oncoming trains of obstruction in tracks what are the guidelines for personnel

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Personnel should be stationed on the perimeters of railway operations, equipped with portable radio and flashlight.
They should be positioned as a signaler in a safe distance approximately 750 feet on each side of the incident for metro trains. If a train approaches swing the lighted hand light horizontally, side to side across the track so it can be seen by approaching train operator

Flagging distance should be increased for Amtrak, B&O, or CSX to 2 miles. These trains travel at higher speeds and will have longer stopping distances

32
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Why won’t fan and vent shafts be used to enter Metrorail system

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These ladders are too steep and narrow to provide adequate safety, and do not always terminate at the track bed.

33
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What should be done if flagging a train and it doesn’t stop

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Notify personnel on the track to seek a safe area

34
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Which units carries WSAD’s

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• Truck companies
• Rescue squad
• Air Units
• Hazmat Unit

35
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When are where are WSAD’s placed during Metro incident

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At least one WSAD will be used whenever personnel are in the track bed area.

At least one WSAD will be placed on each section of third rail that personnel are exposed to in the work area. This includes all third rail sections in contact with the involved train.

At least one WSAD will be placed in front and rear of involved train

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Who is responsible for the placement of the WAAD’s

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The unit acting as the safety company, usually the first due truck

37
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What does the Personnel Accountability System defines as a “hazard zone “

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Any area that requires scba or in which a firefighter is at risk of becoming lost, trapped, or injured by the environment or structure.

  • All areas of Metro, especially stations and tunnels will be considered a hazard zone.*
38
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What level of Accountability is required for Metro incidents

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Level 3

39
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How many entry control points should there be on a metro incident

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Generally there should only be one or two entry control points, never more than three

40
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Where will the Entry Control Point be located

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The point of entry and location of the Accountability Officer will be known as the Entry Control Point. The Entry Control Points will be at the street level entrance at the main station.

41
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When can alternative Entry Control Points be used

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At the discretion of the Incident Commander

42
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Prior to the establishing a Accountability officer an interim accountability system must be used. Where will the responding units arriving at a Entry Control Point drop off their UDC

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At the first due engine company, officer seat.

Units that have been ordered to enter at a alternate Entry Control Point will drop their UDC off at the officers seat of the first arriving unit.

43
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What information will the unit designator cards (UDC) have on it

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The PAT of only personnel entering at that point. The driver PAT will be kept with the driver.

44
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When is it recommended that a Accountability Officer be established at a alternate Entry Control Point

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When more than 2 units are ordered to enter at that point.

45
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What unit is designated as the Accountability/Control group at the secondary station

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The 2nd due engine company, because they do not send any personnel to assist the Recon Branch Director.

46
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Who will serve as the Accountability officer at a Metro incident

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Third due engine company officer ( main station), or second due engine company officer (secondary station).

47
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Where should engine companies be positioned on a metro incident

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At the hydrant

48
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What are the advantages of the hand lay or reverse layout on a metro incident

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It enables the officer and firefighters to stay together from the beginning of the operation, resulting in improved crew integrity and personnel accountability.

49
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Can you use the same Siamese to supply a station standpipe and tunnel standpipe

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No. They are not interconnected. Subsurface standpipes have a plaque attached which indicates the vertical drop and maximum horizontal run.

The water supply group supervisor will ensure that both standpipes are supplied, when appropriate

50
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Why are Metro tunnel standpipes unique

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Tunnel standpipes are dry and not interconnected. There may be 5 different, independent standpipes in a section of tunnel.

51
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Which standpipes will be charged during a Metrorail incident

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  1. The tunnel standpipe covering the train location (given by OCC)
  2. The tunnel standpipe on the inbound side of the incident
  3. The tunnel standpipe on the outbound side of the incident
  4. The primary station standpipe
  5. The secondary station standpipe
52
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Why is it necessary to charge 3 tunnel standpipes and both stations (main & secondary) standpipes during a Metro tunnel incident

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Allows variation in actual location and protection for approaching firefighters.

Supplying both stations standpipes protects our base of operations in the event that OCC brings the trains into the station.

53
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Which standpipe is the first due engine company responsible for charging on a Metro incident

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The standpipe at the main station entrance

54
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Which standpipe is the second and third due engine companies responsible for charging in a Metro incident

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Supply assigned tunnel standpipe

55
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Which standpipes is the fourth due engine company responsible to charge on a Metro incident

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Either the standpipe at the secondary station entrance or the assigned tunnel standpipe

56
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Which standpipe is the fifth due engine company responsible for charging on a Metro incident

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No standpipe assignment

57
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How will Traction power substations and tie breaker stations be handled

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Fire department personnel will not be allowed to enter such locations until qualified Metro and Pepco personnel have arrived on the scene, confirmed all power is off and given permission for fire department personnel to enter

58
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Who controls power at the Metro Brentwood repair yard

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Interlocking operator in the Yard Control Tower “Brentwood Tower “ Metro OCC cannot control power in the repair yard.

59
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Who’s responsible for contacting the Interlocking Operator in the control tower

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The first arriving unit, and the Incident Commander must immediately contact the Interlocking Operator.

60
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Where should the incident commander set up command post on “Brentwood Rail Repair Yard “

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Control tower. The control tower has a good view of most of the yard. The rest of the yard can be viewed by 2 remote cameras.

If the Incident Commander sets up the command post somewhere else an additional Battalion Chief must be sent to the control tower to have direct contact with the Interlocking Operator

61
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Are they’re any Blue light boxes or ETS’s in the Brentwood Rail Repair Yard

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No. Except for the wash track area on the west side of the Major Repair Building. Power to all tracks in the yard must be removed in the Control Tower.

62
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Can apparatuses and personnel cross the tracks at Brentwood Rail Repair yard? And if so What will ALL Department apparatus do if needed to cross?

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Yes. The trains in the Rail Yard must stop at all roadways, sound their horn, wait 5 seconds, and then proceed across the road.

ALL DEPARTMENT APPARATUS WILL STOP AT ALL TRACKS, SOUND THEIR HORNS, Wait 5 SECONDS, THEN PROCEED ACROSS THE TRACKS

63
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What’s are the 2 electrical power sources needed to to move rail cars or power them up for repair in the Metro Brentwood Major Repair Building

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The first is a “Shop Power” line that runs from the red and white striped boxes located along the walls. It is a 750- volt line

The second source is a “stinger trolley “ which is a ceiling mounted 750 volt power source that rolls along the track from the front to the back of the building.

64
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How do you remove power from the “Shop Power” in the Metro Major Repair building

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To remove power from the “Shop Power” lines depress the red button located on the side of the red and white striped boxes from which the lines originate

65
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How do you start and remove the power from the “ stinger trolley “ in Metro Major Repair Building

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To power the “stinger trolley “ the “ deadman switch “ is depressed and held. If the “deadman switch “ is released power is immediately removed

When a “deadman switch” is depressed for any “stinger trolley” in the facility orange lights illuminate and a buzzer sounds throughout the facility

66
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What care must be taken while working in the Metro Major Repair Building

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Care must be used in the shop because if the stinger is attached to one power pick-up shoe, all pick-up shoes are energized. No laddering is to be done in the building until power is confirmed to be shut down and tested with a “hot stick”. Metro has wooden ladders that should be used in lieu of metal department ladders.

67
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What is the easiest way to move people in Metro

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By train

68
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What are the Metro SOG’s for evacuations

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  1. Moving the train to the nearest station or above ground
  2. Rescue train
  3. “Breakaway” Operation
  4. Evacuation by foot

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