Reaction to spills, derailments and other dangers, plus a mock disaster on the agenda, London Free Press, August 5, 2014
July 7 through July 12, 2014, over 200 people from First/Emergency Responders along the New Brunswick Southern railway (NBSR) including RST, NB Emergency Measures Organization, Saint John Police Department, Fire Departments (Saint John, Grand Bay Westfield, Welsford, Kennebecasis Valley,...
Source: https://www.jdirving.com/BlogPage.aspx?id=1448&blogid=74
"July 7 through July 12, 2014, over 200 people from First/Emergency Responders along the New Brunswick Southern railway (NBSR) including RST, NB Emergency Measures Organization, Saint John Police Department, Fire Departments (Saint John, Grand Bay Westfield, Welsford, Kennebecasis Valley,...
Source: https://www.jdirving.com/BlogPage.aspx?id=1448&blogid=74
The Railway Association of Canada’s Andy Ash speaks to the CBC following a training session for firefighters on how to respond to a rail disaster.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/morningnorth/past-episodes/2014/05/30/responding-to-rail-accidents/
MONTREAL—CN is reaching out to municipalities along its North American rail network to review its safety practices, share relevant information on dangerous goods traffic and discuss emergency response planning. CN’s outreach program will involve almost 1,100 communities in Canada and approximately...
Source: http://www.mmdonline.com/transportation/cn-talks-safety-with-municipalities-133974
Within hours of July's tragic derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Qc., members of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) Dangerous Goods (DG) team were on site to assist emergency personnel, first-responder crews and civil authorities. For 14 days, they were part of the incident command structure,...
Source: http://www.canadianchemistry.ca/library/magazine/Catalyst_-_Winter_2013.PDF#page=15
