Response to the CSX Train Derailment

CSX Train Derailment
CSX Train
May 28,Derailment
2013-1400hrs.
May 28,
2013: 1400 hrs.
Rosedale,
MD
Rosedale,
` MD
Presented by:
Division Chief Michael W. Robinson MA, CFO, MIFireE
Baltimore County Fire Department
Special Operations
Overview:
• Incident response
• First arriving units
• Incident organization
• Mitigation actions
• Interagency operations
• Public information
• Demobilization
Department Profile:
 1100 Career/1500 active volunteers
 Cover 610 square miles: rural/suburban/urban
 58 stations
 123,000 annual responses
 $100+million budget
 Special Operations
 Primary Haz-Mat (station 14)
 Sattelite Haz-Mat (stations 13-west & 15-east)
 Decon-unit (station 54)
 Technical Rescue/USAR
Special Operations-apparatus
 At approximately 1400 hrs. On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 units
from the Baltimore County Fire Department were alerted
for a train derailment with fire adjacent to an industrial park
on Lake Drive in Rosedale, Maryland just off of 66th street
and Pulaski Highway. This area is industrialized with
warehousing, light manufacturing and related businesses. It
is also in proximity to a main north/south CSX rail line and
has a mix of commercial and residential occupancies within a
half mile radius.
Incident Response
 Initial alarm- Train derailment/fire: 5E, 2T, 2SQ, 4M,HM,
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HMS, Foam, EMS,BC, DC,
Collapse Rescue: 4E, 2T, 2SQ, USAR, 4M, EMS, BC
2nd Alarm: 4E, 2T, SQ, Rehab units, BC, DC,
Special Calls: BWI, Martins, “self-dispatched”, MCP, PD Air
Baltimore City: 1st alarm +HM+SRO/collapse
100+ Apparatus, 350+personnel
20 agencies: local, state, federal
Overview of incident:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XC4OVl_WUE
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jPULtqan0c
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0GgQpO5u8U
Initial Actions:
 T-15, E-16 and City E-51 arrive almost simultaneously
 Perform recon of area/”size-up”
 5 buildings- structural collapse/truck w/entrapment
 Train derailment with fire: scene isolation/deny entry
 Level II staging area- all other incoming units
 “Command restrict” Tactical talkgroup-32
Impacted Area: This
included both the county
and the city.
Modeling was utilized to
determine impact and
evacuation areas.
Evacuation Zones
Incident Organization
INCIDENT ORGANIZATION
Incident Organization
 E-16 Captain was the initial IC
 DC-1 became the sustained IC
 Utilized NIMS/ICS
 Established branches first to achieve “span of control”
 Once branches were established-initiated Operations Section-BC31
 Assigned Command & General Staff positions
 Requested county MCP-1 (mobile command post)
 11 command staff responded to the scene
 ICS forms instituted to create IAP
 Command terminated around 2300-CSX took lead/recovery
Rail Incident Organization
Incident
Commander
Safety officer
Liaison
PIO
Operations
Section
Staging
Asst. Safety
Officer
Logistics
Section
Planning
Section
Resource Unit
Haz Mat Branch
Documentation
Unit
Technical
Specialists
Emergency
Management
Medical Branch
CSX specialists
USAR Branch
Chemical Reps
Suppression
Branch
Medical Unit
Rehab
Manager
Food Unit
Support
Branch
Ground
Support Unit
Comms Unit
Strategy & Tactics (Mitigation)
Haz-Mat Branch-Lead
 Product Identification
 Product verification/properties
 Initial entry/recon
 Subsequent entry
 Cooling of burning railcars
 Fire suppression
 Environmental considerations
Search & Rescue Branch
 FEMA certified USAR Resource(PA-TF-1)
 Mutual Aid-City SRO
 Search for victims
 Assess collapsed structures
 Extrication of truck driver
Medical Branch:
 Unknown number of patients
 Potential for an MCI-exposures?
 Medical staging v. staging
 Casualty collection points
 Minimum # patients
 Worked with logistics for medical unit
Suppression Branch
 Initially worked with HM directly
 Water v. Foam
 Control/contain
 Extinguish
 Use of aerial streams
 Runoff?
Interagency Operations/Cooperation
Cooperation is a key to success!
“Know the players in advance of the event!”
Interagency Operations
 CSX took the lead-resources
 CSX HM Specialist-integrated into region
 Local resources: fire/police/health/general government
 Office of Emergency Management OEM
 State DOT, Police,
 MDE-part of our response
 Federal agencies- regulatory(FRA, TSA)
 Federal agencies- Investigative (NTSB)
 Incident transition
Investigation
• Who is the lead entity?
• Legal issues?
• Designate your rep?
• Provide documents and
other evidence?
• It may take a long time?
• Review all findings prior
to release!
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Media Interface
 A “media magnet”
 DC/Baltimore/National news
 PIO and Assistant PIOs
 Media briefing area
 Control media
 Elected officials/senior officials
 Thoroughly research the W’s/assure accuracy!
 Technical information?/issues
 Went on for days……….follow up!
Demobilization
Demobilization
 Fire extinguished by 2000hrs.
 IC transitioned by 2030-BC 34
 Demob plan by Planning section
 Transition from mitigation to investigation
 Recovery phase for CSX
 NTSB took the lead
 Enhanced logistics
 FD transitions to a support role
 FD Liaison established-ongoing
Issues/Lessons Learned:
 Identification/Information
 Incident organization- ICS
 Use of technology
 Communications
 PIO/Media
 Mitigation/extinguishment
 Cost recovery
 Investigation
 After Action Review
QUESTIONS?
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