AMTRAK Passenger Train Emergency Response
4395 S. Irby St,
Florence, SC 29505
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Overview
Training includes:
- Railroad Right-of-Way Safety
- Passenger and Host Railroad Relationship
- Emergency Contact Information
- Railroad Nomenclature Including how to Identify:
- Railroad Switches, Mileposts, Signals, Crossings
- Special Circumstances in Response to Passenger Train Incidents
- Train Speeds
- Passenger Train Crew Identification
- Challenges of Extraction
- Incident Command System for Railroad Incidents
- Trespassing on Railroad Property
- Pneumatic and Electrical Hazards
- Train Equipment Design
- Incident Response Pre-Planning
Attendee Level
Typical emergencies to which law enforcement, fire/rescue, EMS, and emergency management personnel will likely respond.
Event Focus
Featured topics:
- Overview of railroad operations in general; passenger train operations in particular
- Railroad right-of-way safety precautions
- Emergency contact number Equipment familiarization
- Passenger car construction
- Passenger evacuation
- Forcible entry & extrication
- Locomotive propulsion systems
- Train crew orientation
- Hazards: electrical & pneumatic and others
- On-board emergency equipment
- Location & use of emergency exit windows & doors
- Search & rescue and fire suppression
- Typical train consists and passenger loads
- Hazardous materials
- Grade crossing accidents & trespassing on railroad property
- Bridges & tunnels
Description
Classroom Sessions
Amtrak Passenger Train Emergency Response (PTER) is an emergency preparedness course for professionals who may respond to an Amtrak emergency. This training complies with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulation 49 CFR 23.
Sponsors
- AMTRAK
- TRANSCAER
Event Contacts
Steve
Coffin
Homeland Security Office - State Law Enforcement Division
Mobile 803-995-0259
jcoffin@sled.sc.gov
332 Cove St.
Columbia SC 29212
Mobile 803-995-0259
jcoffin@sled.sc.gov
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