TRAIN CRASH Graniteville JANUARY 6, 2005

TRAIN CRASH
Graniteville
JANUARY 6, 2005
First call at 2:39:50 am
• Aiken County 911
First Call Taken by
David Hill, Dispatcher
Aiken County Sheriff’s
Department
Reports to 911 Center
• Loud Bang as if Thunderstorm
Approaching
• Others Described a Screeching Noise
• Fog in Area
• Smell Similar to Bleach Reported
• Difficulty Breathing/ Respiratory Distress
Confirmed Reports
• Train Derailment in Graniteville SC
• Head on Collision Between Two Trains
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Train # 1 Traveling at 41 mph
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Train # 2 Stationary on Spur at Mill
Train # 1
• Traveling at 41 mph
42 Cars
25 Cars Loaded/ 17 Cars Empty
•
5 Cars with Hazardous Materials
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3 Cars Chlorine
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1 Car Sodium Hydroxide (50%
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Solution in Water)
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1 Car Cresol (Rosin 200 – 300gallons)
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• Traveling Train
3 Cars of Chlorine
(180,000 lbs with 160,000lbs
Released Immediately)
1 Car Sodium Hydroxide
(191,000lbs in 50% Solution)
1 CAR Cresol Residue (200 –
300 gallons )
Public Safety Considerations
• Evacuate Affected Areas
• Shelter - in – Place
Turn Off All Ventilation Systems
Close or Block All Windows, Doors, Fireplaces, etc.
Permitting the Entry of Airborne Contaminants
Derailed Cars Train # 1
Locomotives Trains #1 & 2
Area Map and Populations
Population
26,000
Population
18,700
GVW Population
22,000
Population
298,000
Stationary Engine
Traveling Engine
Avondale Plant
Property
Kaolin
Decontamination and Medical
Issues
9 Fatalities
6 Avondale Employees
1 Norfolk/Southern
Employee
1 Delivery Employee
1 Resident in Home
69 Injured Requiring Inpatient
Care
500+ Treated in Area
Emergency Departments
700+ Decontaminated
Emergency Operations Center
• Full Activation within Three Hours
• Coordination and Control of Community and
Responder Resources
• Communications Between Responders and
Community
• Representatives of Local Government and
Emergency Support Functions
• Activated January 6th - Closed January 21st
Graniteville SC
• 5400 Evacuated for 5 Days
• 200 Evacuated for 9 Days
• Livestock and Pets Needs Attended by
Animal Control, Law Enforcement and
Entry/ Monitoring Teams
• All Business/ Industry, Churches,
Schools, etc. Closed for 9 Days
Recovery Begins
Damage Assessment
Contractors’ Evaluation
Cleanup
Cleanup
Re-entry of Residents
• Evaluation of All Buildings to Include
Residences, Schools, Churches,
Business/ Industry
Evaluation by State Fire Marshal
Evaluation by Aiken County Building
Officials
Inspection by the EPA and DHEC
Re – Entry Plans
Graniteville DHEC Re-Entry Home Inspection
KEY POINTS
• Over 100 agencies
participated
• Over 500 EMS radio
transmissions in a six
hour period
• Over 370 Fire
transmissions
• Over 450 Sheriff
transmissions
• 200, 911 calls in 3 ½
hours
• 200, non 911 calls
• Over 2700, 211 calls
from Jan. 6-21
Key Points cont’d
• 552 Patients seen
• 69 patients admitted
• First Time Use of
PED Pod System
(Homeland Security)
• First Time Use of Fire
Mobilization
Lessons Learned
• We Have Great Neighbors – 111 Local, State
and Federal Agencies Provided Assistance
during the Graniteville Incident
• Countless Individuals Provided Assistance
• Aiken 211 Is Critical to this Community
• DHS Assets Assisted Immensely
• The National Response Plan Works
• The People of Graniteville, Aiken County and
Surrounding Communities are Capable of
Overcoming Great Adversity
Lessons Learned (cont.)
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GIS important in EOC
Plotter and necessary IT equipment in EOC
Emergency Proclamations Processes
Emergency Procurement Processes
Animal Control-Post Evacuation