Train Fire
Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
The Norfolk Southern safety train will make 15 stops this year training some 5,000 first responders across the country
Bessemer FD received $174,699 to cover the costs of lost hose, turnout gear, nozzles and other items
The charges come about 10 months after more than 60 of the tankers carrying oil from North Dakota came loose in the middle of the night, sped downhill and derailed
The order requires anyone moving the equivalent of 35 tank cars of crude oil to provide information on the trains’ routes and emergency contacts
No human error or mechanical failure caused the derailment; officials will continue to try to find the cause
Chief William Dent said his crews don’t have the means to put out such fires and training for them doesn’t “always make the highest priority”
At the end of the training, Fire Chief Paul Nemes said he was convinced his department could handle a disaster like rail and oil fires
They not only lack enough firefighting foam to immediately attack a multiple-tanker fire, but they also don’t have equipment to spray large amounts of foam at tank cars