Program Overview

Employ your knowledge of hazardous materials and keen observation to identify hazards, analyze vulnerabilities and provide the appropriate first response measures at a train derailment scene where hazardous materials are present.

Core Learning Objectives

• Identify Hazard

  • Proper Application of the ERG (Emergency Response Guidebook 2020) 

  • Hazard Material Identification using Application

• Appropriate Application of Response Actions and Hazard Management

  • Uniform Selection

  • Equipment Usage Based on Situation

• Evacuation Zone Declaration

Tools and Equipment

• Laser Pointer — to interact with menus in the experience, use the laser pointer

• PPE — users can don PPE by grabbing the equipment and bringing it to their body

How to Get 100%

Note: If fires and spills are not eliminated in time, the user will be told to evacuate and will have 45 seconds to do so. To evacuate: Wrist Menu > Completion Menu.

All Scenarios

1. Select Approach Distance

2. Scenario Launches

3. Don PPE prior to leaving the Safe Zone

   1. PPE is located on the side of the fire engine. Users can don PPE by grabbing the equipment and bringing it to their body. 

   2. Safe Zone (26’ around the Fire Engine) — leaving this area without PPE will result in failing the scenario

4. Identify Hazardous Material

   1. Locate the Train Car ID

   2. Open wrist menu, select Ask Rail App

   3. Select the Train Car ID and the Car Information will show the ERG ID#

   4. Open wrist menu again and select ERG App

   5. Find the Material using the ERG ID#, then select Confirm

5. Select the Evacuation Zone

6. If fires and spills are present, eliminate them within 240 seconds (4 minutes)

   • Fire Present — Deploy hose and spray the fire for ~10 seconds

   • Spill Present — Eliminate the Spill (steps vary per scenario)

7. End the Scenario

   1. Open wrist menu and select Completion Menu

   2. Select Scene is Secured

Crude Oil Scenario Steps

1. Don Bunker Gear prior to leaving the safe zone

2. Decon Tent NOT Required

3. Actions Required to Eliminate Spill:

   1. Take the Slime Bomb from the fire engine’s storage compartments.

   2. Select an opening in the car using laser pointer.

   3. Select Confirm to close the outlet valve using the Slime Bomb.

Note: If users do not have a Slime Bomb, they will be told that they don’t have the appropriate tool to close the opening.

Liquid Propane Gas Scenario Steps

1. Don Bunker Gear prior to leaving the safe zone
2. Decon Tent NOT Required
3. Actions Required to Eliminate Spill:
   1. Take the C Kit from the fire engine’s storage compartments.
   2. Use the C Kit on the turned-over car's dome.

Sulphuric Acid Scenario Steps

1. Don Gear prior to leaving the safe zone
   1. Fire Present — Don Bunker Gear
   2. No Fire Present — Don Encapsulation Gear
2. Decon Tent Required
3. Actions Required to Eliminate Spill:
   1. Select the Acid Container

Chlorine Scenario Steps

1. Don Encapsulation Gear prior to leaving the safe zone
2. Decon Tent Required
3. Actions Required to Eliminate Spill:
   1. Chlorine Scenario 1 — Cylinders
      1. Take A Kit from the fire engine’s storage compartments.
      2. Use on the damaged cylinder.
   2. Chlorine Scenario 2 — Container
      1. Take B Kit from the fire engine’s storage compartments.
      2. Use on the damaged container.
   3. Chlorine Scenario 3 — Tank
      1. Take C Kit from the fire engine’s storage compartments.
      2. Use on the turned-over car's dome.

For a more detailed walkthrough of the module, see the FRO: Train Derailment User Guide.