Dallas County Fire Rescue

From BSNF Railway
HAZMAT Training and Emergency Planning
Dear Emergency Responders and Emergency Managers:
On behalf of BNSF Railway, I want to thank you for your partnership with BNSF and dedication to your communities.
I am sending this message to encourage you and your departments to take advantage of the HAZMAT planning and training resources BNSF offers to better prepare you and your departments for an unlikely rail emergency involving hazardous materials.
This summer BNSF HAZMAT hosted a very successful “HAZMAT Response and Preparedness Webinar” in which nearly 200 emergency responders and emergency managers participated. The feedback from participants was that the webinar was very informative and well worth their time.
A recording of this and other BNSF webinars are available via our website, www.bnsfhazmat.com, through the “Community Responder” tab by accessing the Online Learning Center.
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Register for online learning
On November 7, 2024, BNSF HAZMAT will be hosting a new webinar where we’ll answer specific questions from community responders and emergency managers about preparing for and responding to railroad HAZMAT emergencies, spills, and derailments. Please consider joining us to learn more. You can register and submit questions at www.bnsfhazmat.com, under the Community Responders tab.
Finally, as a reminder, we also have the following training, response, and planning tools available to you:
BNSF HAZMAT Training
Virtual-Reality Web-Based training (WBT)
Two new virtual-reality web-based trainings (WBT) are available for free: Initial Incident Size-Up and Reading a Train List. These 20-minute WBTs provide responders with information that will lead to a safe and efficient response
Instructor Led Training
BNSF HAZMAT continues to conduct, upon request, instructor-led HAZMAT training for first responders in communities along our railroad
Scholarships to Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC) in Pueblo, CO
BNSF still provides scholarships to cover the tuition for railroad emergency response training at the industry’s SERTC in Pueblo, CO. To learn about SERTC go to www.sertc.org.
Register for one of these training opportunities at www.bnsfhazmat.com and select the “Community Responders” tab.
ASKRAIL - The AskRail app provides responders at no cost with immediate access to accurate, timely data about what type of hazardous materials are in a specific rail car or on a train so they can make an informed decision about how to respond to a rail emergency. AskRail also has desktop and web-based versions available for local Emergency Communication Centers (ECC) to provide responders with necessary HAZMAT car and train information. For onboarding and assistance integrating AskRail with your ECC, please contact Railinc at (877) 724-5462 or [email protected]. Get more information about the AskRail app here: www.askrail.us.
BNSF Hazardous Materials Traffic Flow Reports - BNSF also provides hazardous materials traffic flow reports to fire departments and emergency managers. These reports provide a listing of the hazardous materials that BNSF transported through a city or county over the last 12 months. To request a hazardous materials traffic flow report please go to www.bnsfhazmat.com and select the “Community Responders” tab.
BNSF’s System Emergency Response Plan - A copy of BNSF’s System Emergency Response Plan is available for your review and use through www.bnsfhazmat.com. Part of our System Emergency Response Plan is BNSF’s Incident Management Team (IMT). Our IMT allows for the mobilization of resources at varying levels as dictated by incident circumstances. BNSF’s IMT maintains a large group of well-trained personnel to lead and assist with emergency response incidents and is comprised of a local or state IMT, a Regional Away Team, and a Corporate Crisis Management Team (known as a “Go-Team”).
Thank you for your partnership and your efforts to protect our communities. Please feel free to forward this message to any of your team members. And if you want to continue to receive information on BNSF’s emergency response training, exercises, and changes that can affect emergency responders, sign onto our communications list.
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