Upcoming TRANSCAER® Events

BC Regional TRANSCAER Committee Meeting

Via Zoom Video Conference - Surrey, BC

Our last regular quarterly meeting of 2022 will be held on thursday, December 8th starting at 0900 BC time.  An agenda will be sent out to those on the BC mailing list to inform them of the details of how to join the zoom conference.  Please join us.  If you are not on the e-mail distribution list please contact Doug Kittle at dandg@shaw.ca or call 604-341-1060 for an invitation.  All BC first responders,emergency planners and related positions interested in rail and highway emergency response to dangerous goods incidents in your BC community are welcome to attend.

Doug Kittle

Contact: Doug Kittle

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GATX TRANSCAER

GATX RAIL RED DEER 4310 77 ST., RED DEER - Red Deer, AB

As an attendee of this day of information sharing, you’ll be involved in presentations on railway safety, railway tank car anatomy, and TDG safety presented by leading industry personnel. Lunch will be served at approximately noon each day, after which all attendees will move outside to get some hands-on learning with the static displays. These displays will include a railway tank car, a fire trailer, a trailer with common tank car valves, a highway tanker, and a display provided by one of the Alberta area emergency response contractors.

An evening session will also be available on August 17th for those who are not able to attend one of the full-day sessions. The evening session will not include any of the classroom presentations.

These are full-day events featuring morning presentations followed by afternoon interactive static displays, at GATX Rail in Red Deer, AB.

PPE required: hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toed boots, gloves, high-viz vest or turnout gear.

Space is limited to a maximum of 44 people per day, so please register before August 10, 2023.

There is no cost to attend, coffee and snacks to start the day, and lunch will be provided each day.

To register or for more information e-mail Randy Mak at makfam4@telus.net

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BC Fire Training Officers Rail Safety & Flammable Liquid Presentation

Prestige Inn - Salmon Arm, BC

BC Fire Training Officers Annual Training and Convention which includes a broad range of education opportunities.  BC TRANSCAER will present  rail based instruction on general rail safety for first responders plus Level 1 Flammable Liquid Fire Response for rail cars.  This training will allow participants to obtain further hands on training for Level 2 to be offered at the Justice Institute of BC Safety Training Centre in the future.

Contact: Doug Kittle

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Saskatoon Fire Department TRANSCAER Event

Saskatoon Fire Department Regional Training Facility - Saskatoon, AB

As an attendee of these information sharings, you’ll be involved in a classroom presentation on railway safety presented by railway personnel. After which attendees will move outside to get some hands-on learning with the static displays. These displays will include a railway tank car, fire trailer, locomotive simulator, trailer with common tank car valves, highway tanker(s), and a display provided by one of Saskatchewan’s CERCA verified emergency response contractors.

Special Interest Session

On Thursday May 16th from 1300-1600, we will conduct a Live Flaring Operation (Session #3) for attendees to view.

Contact: Randy Mak

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