Specific Incident Types

Question 1

Railroad Emergencies (EOM 506) three areas to have fires/HAZMAT

Answer 1

Diesel-Electric Locomotive

Box Car

Tank Car

Question 2

Diesel-Electric Locomotive fire tactics

Answer 2

Potential for Class C fire. Secure electric in cab

2,000 gallon Fuel tanks, activate fuel cut off buttons

First like for exposures second to cool down fuel tanks,

Question 3

Box Car Fire

Answer 3

Treat as a HAZMAT until proven other wise-identify cargo

Set brakes or chock wheels

Ladder corners, cut small hole in roof, fog pattern into car.

Don’t open sliding doors

Question 4

Tank Car Fire

Answer 4

Can carry up to 34,500 gallons of product-treat like HAZMAT

Tank Type Covered Hopper-unpressurized, offload product pneumatically

Pressurized LPG - treat like tanker spill/fire

Question 5

Railroad Emergency Notifications

Answer 5

NCTD

Law Enforcmenet/SDSO for evacuations and traffic control

Emergency Notification System Placarding at intersections

HAZMAT OES

Question 6

Bomb Threat

Answer 6

Request SDSO Bomb Squad

Initial evacuation distance 1,000 feet and behind protective cover

Avoid alarming wording to the public such as “bomb”