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Briefing on the Baltimore Briefing on the Baltimore CSX Tunnel Derailment CSX Tunnel Derailment July 18, 2001 July 18, 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department DEPARTMENT

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

Briefing on the Baltimore Briefing on the Baltimore CSX Tunnel Derailment CSX Tunnel Derailment July 18, 2001 July 18, 2001

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

DEPARTMENT PROFI LE DEPARTMENT PROFI LE

  • Chief and three

Chief and three Assistant Chiefs Assistant Chiefs

  • Four Shifts

Four Shifts

  • 36 Engines companies

36 Engines companies 19 Ladder companies 19 Ladder companies 1 Heavy rescue 1 Heavy rescue

  • 22 ALS medic units

22 ALS medic units

  • 6 Battalions

6 Battalions

  • 3 EMS Districts

3 EMS Districts

  • Marine units

Marine units

  • 2 air units

2 air units

  • 1630 employees

1630 employees

  • 800

800 Mhz Mhz Digital Digital Trunked Trunked Radios Radios

  • Baltimore City has a

Baltimore City has a population of 650,000 population of 650,000 and an area of 92 and an area of 92 square miles square miles

  • FY 2000 Activity

FY 2000 Activity Suppression Suppression -

  • 41,013

41,013 EMS EMS -

  • 115,799

115,799

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

DERAI LMENT DERAI LMENT

  • 1508 hours

1508 hours -

  • Train

Train goes into Emergency goes into Emergency

  • Train stops

Train stops

  • Crew gets out of loco

Crew gets out of loco-

  • motive to check

motive to check

  • Locomotive

Locomotive disconnected from disconnected from train and removed train and removed from tunnel from tunnel

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

AFTER DERAI LMENT AFTER DERAI LMENT TRAI N SEPARATED TRAI N SEPARATED BETWEEN CAR # 45 & 46 BETWEEN CAR # 45 & 46 LEAVI NG A GAP OF APPROX LEAVI NG A GAP OF APPROX 350 FEET 350 FEET RESULTI NG I N RESULTI NG I N 45 CARS CONNECTED TO 45 CARS CONNECTED TO LOCOMOTI VES LOCOMOTI VES

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

SOUTH END OF TUNNEL SOUTH END OF TUNNEL

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

July 18, 2001 July 18, 2001

Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD

3:15 p.m. Milepost BAK 96.4 3:15 p.m. Milepost BAK 96.4

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

NORTHEND NORTHEND -

  • MOUNT ROYAL

MOUNT ROYAL

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ON HOWARD ST ON HOWARD ST -

  • OVER TUNNEL

OVER TUNNEL

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

City of Baltimore City of Baltimore Howard St. Tunnel Fire Howard St. Tunnel Fire

  • First call from public

First call from public received 16:00 hrs. received 16:00 hrs. caused dispatch to caused dispatch to manhole at Lombard manhole at Lombard and Howard Streets. and Howard Streets.

  • Unit proceeded from

Unit proceeded from manhole to south end manhole to south end due to heavy smoke. due to heavy smoke.

  • Called for CSX to stop

Called for CSX to stop movement. movement.

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

I nitial Operations I nitial Operations

  • Delayed notification

Delayed notification

– – CSX Call approx. 1 CSX Call approx. 1

  • hr. after emergency
  • hr. after emergency
  • North end crew had

North end crew had Manifest Manifest

  • Addition Units

Addition Units

– – HazMat Team HazMat Team – – SRO Teams BCFD, SRO Teams BCFD, BCoFD BCoFD – – Total 5 Alarms Total 5 Alarms

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

I NI TI AL OPERATI ONS I NI TI AL OPERATI ONS

  • Information on Hazardous Materials

Information on Hazardous Materials provided to first arriving FD units provided to first arriving FD units

  • Analysis of BLEVE potential

Analysis of BLEVE potential

  • Analysis of Hazardous Materials

Analysis of Hazardous Materials

  • Evacuation of Camden Yards

Evacuation of Camden Yards

  • Public Notification

Public Notification -

  • SIREN SYSTEM

SIREN SYSTEM

  • Developing Plan of Action

Developing Plan of Action

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

The Tunnel The Tunnel

  • Built in 1895

Built in 1895

  • 1.7 miles long

1.7 miles long

  • No other openings

No other openings

  • From 3’ to 49’ below

From 3’ to 49’ below ground ground

  • 27’ wide

27’ wide

  • No ventilation

No ventilation system system

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

The Cargo The Cargo

  • 3 Locomotives

3 Locomotives

  • 60 Rail Cars

60 Rail Cars

– – 31 loaded 31 loaded – – 29 empty 29 empty – – 11 cars derailed 11 cars derailed – – 4 derailed with 4 derailed with hazardous materials hazardous materials – – Tank car of Tank car of tripropylene burned tripropylene burned – – 9 cars with paper 9 cars with paper and wood also and wood also caught fire caught fire

Propylene glycol Glacial acetic acid Propylene glycol Glacial acetic acid Florosilic acid Florosilic acid Tripropylene Hydrochloric acid Ethyl hexyl phthalate Tripropylene Hydrochloric acid Ethyl hexyl phthalate Rolled Paper Rolled Paper Pulpboard Pulpboard

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TRAI N PROFI LE TRAI N PROFI LE

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The The Hazmats Hazmats

  • 8 Loaded tank cars

8 Loaded tank cars

– – Esters, N.O.S. Esters, N.O.S. – – Acetic Acid Acetic Acid – – Fluorosilicic Fluorosilicic Acid (2 cars) Acid (2 cars) – – Tripropylene Tripropylene – – Hydrochloric Acid (2 Cars) Hydrochloric Acid (2 Cars) – – 2 2-

  • Bis Ethylhexyl

Bis Ethylhexyl Phthalate Phthalate

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The Water Main Rupture The Water Main Rupture

  • 40 inch main

40 inch main ruptured above the ruptured above the tunnel tunnel

  • Occurred 3 hours

Occurred 3 hours after derailment after derailment

  • Extinguished parts

Extinguished parts

  • f the burning cars
  • f the burning cars
  • Let water flow for 2

Let water flow for 2 hours hours

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

WATER MAI N RUPTURE WATER MAI N RUPTURE

  • DRAMATI C CHANGE I N SMOKE

DRAMATI C CHANGE I N SMOKE FROM DEEP BLACK TO GREY THEN FROM DEEP BLACK TO GREY THEN TO WHI TE TO WHI TE

  • COMMAND POST RELOCATED TO

COMMAND POST RELOCATED TO SOUTH END ON CAMDEN YARDS SOUTH END ON CAMDEN YARDS PARKI NG LOT PARKI NG LOT

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Getting to the Fire Getting to the Fire

  • First attempts at

First attempts at entry were on the entry were on the north end north end

– – Too much heat, Too much heat, smoke and distance smoke and distance

  • Dual attack from

Dual attack from south end and south end and manhole proved manhole proved successful successful

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Clearing the Tunnel Clearing the Tunnel

  • Wreckage prevented

Wreckage prevented access to burning access to burning cars cars

  • Railway had to

Railway had to repair track to repair track to remove cars remove cars

  • Took four days to

Took four days to clear tunnel clear tunnel

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Handling the Chemical Cars Handling the Chemical Cars

  • First units had manifest

First units had manifest in 5 minutes in 5 minutes

  • Air sampling begun by

Air sampling begun by HazMat Team & MDE HazMat Team & MDE

  • Continued throughout

Continued throughout incident incident

  • Decon after removal of

Decon after removal of cars and equipment cars and equipment

  • Private contractors took

Private contractors took

  • ver monitoring &
  • ver monitoring &

clean clean-

  • up

up

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Hole in Hole in Tripropylene Tripropylene tank car tank car

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Corrosion hole at top of Corrosion hole at top of HCl HCl tank car tank car

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

Success Success

  • Radio system had

Radio system had capacity to handle large capacity to handle large event event

– – No “busies” No “busies” – – Multiple Multiple sectors/talkgroups sectors/talkgroups – – Shared agency Shared agency talkgroups talkgroups – – Dynamic re Dynamic re-

  • grouping

grouping – – Talkaround Talkaround

  • Affected by cars

Affected by cars

  • Control of incident

Control of incident

– – Stick with “the Stick with “the basics” basics”

  • Control of “helpers”

Control of “helpers”

  • Control of workers

Control of workers

  • Control of

Control of information information

Talkgroups used: A-1 Main A-2 Dispatch B-1,2,3,4 North Tunnel B-5,6,7,8 South Tunnel C-1,5,6 Remote Sectors A-13,14 Talkaround A-15,16 Lateral A-3,4,5,6 EMS B-11 FD-PD B-12 FD-DPW A-11 Dynamic Regrouping (EMA) TOTAL=24 Talkgroups used: A-1 Main A-2 Dispatch B-1,2,3,4 North Tunnel B-5,6,7,8 South Tunnel C-1,5,6 Remote Sectors A-13,14 Talkaround A-15,16 Lateral A-3,4,5,6 EMS B-11 FD-PD B-12 FD-DPW A-11 Dynamic Regrouping (EMA) TOTAL=24

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8 August 2001 8 August 2001 8 August 2001 Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore City Fire Department

AREAS FOR I MPROVEMENT AREAS FOR I MPROVEMENT

  • Review and update strategic and

Review and update strategic and tactical policies and procedures tactical policies and procedures

  • Expand use of drills and training

Expand use of drills and training scenarios scenarios

  • Enhance training in areas of IMS and

Enhance training in areas of IMS and use of IMS resources use of IMS resources

  • Include partners from public and private

Include partners from public and private sector sector

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SUCCESS SUCCESS

  • Command and Control of Incident

Command and Control of Incident

  • Using Incident Management System including

Using Incident Management System including expansion into the Unified Command expansion into the Unified Command Structure Structure

  • Value of training scenarios and drills.

Value of training scenarios and drills.

  • Deployment of specialized teams/resources

Deployment of specialized teams/resources -

  • Hazmat, SROT, Fire Academy, Medical/EMS

Hazmat, SROT, Fire Academy, Medical/EMS

  • Mutual Aid Assistance

Mutual Aid Assistance -

  • public & private

public & private

  • 800

800 Mhz

  • Mhz. System

. System

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FALLOUT FALLOUT

  • PUBLIC INFORMATION

PUBLIC INFORMATION

  • SIRENS

SIRENS

  • ACTION PLAN FOR THE TUNNEL

ACTION PLAN FOR THE TUNNEL

  • CAUSE OF ACCIDENT

CAUSE OF ACCIDENT

  • TRIPROPYLENE IN SEWERS

TRIPROPYLENE IN SEWERS

  • TERRORIST POTENTIAL

TERRORIST POTENTIAL

  • CITY WORKING TOGETHER

CITY WORKING TOGETHER