Passenger Rail Rescue

Course Description

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants Must Provide

• a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed

Recommended

• Complete National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006 (2008 Edition) – Rope Rescue Level 1 Training (or equivalent)
• Complete IS-100-Introduction to the Incident Command System – or equivalent
• Complete IS-200-ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents – or equivalent
• Due to the strenuous nature of search and rescue activities, participants should secure a professional evaluation of their physical condition prior to enrolling in this course.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Rescuer Safety on Scene
• Passenger Rail Components & Terminology
• Scene Management
• Initial Actions at Passenger Rail Incidents
• Rescue Operations Strategy and Tactics
• Establishing Triage, Treatment, and Transportation
• Patient Packaging and Extrication Techniques
• Ladder and Rope Access at Passenger Rail Incidents
• Torch and Hot-Cutting Techniques at Passenger Rail Incidents
• Rescue Support Operations
• Stabilization, Lifting, and Cribbing Techniques
• Multiple Day and Night Rescue Scenarios
• Case Studies of Previous Passenger Rail Incidents

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Suggested Audience

This course has been developed for city, state, and federal responders. Emergency responders from municipal agencies tasked with responding to passenger rail incidents.

Participants include emergency responders from the following disciplines/services:

• Fire Service (FS)
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Law Enforcement (LE)
• State or City Transit System Responders

Other Information

Travel and Personal Protective Equipment 

Participants should plan travel to arrive the night before classes begin. The course delivery is at Disaster City? in College Station, Texas. Responders that will be training on the rubble pile or inside of structures at Disaster City? are required to bring the following items to the course:

• Helmet, must be ANSI rated Z89.1-Type 1 with headlamp
• Steel toe safety boots, must be ANSI Z41 PT99 M1/75 C/75
• Eye protection, must be ANSI Z87.1
• Work gloves (leather or extrication gloves)
• Standard work/duty clothing including long-sleeve shirts for every day of class
• Raingear suitable for search and rescue operations. Class exercises are conducted in rain or shine.
• Knee pads and elbow pads
• Hand held flashlight and extra batteries

Course offerings 

Courses are offered in two ways: (Except during the Annual Spring Fire School, see info below)

• Open enrollment is open to any agency listed above. These courses must have a minimum of 20 and can have a maximum of 30 participants. This course typically has a broad cross section of responders from across the nation and offers an excellent ability for lessons learned from other departments.

• Contract classes: We can provide this course exclusively for a jurisdiction or region. When conducting contract classes, we can provide additional tailored curriculum and field exercises based on the requirements of the contracting jurisdiction.

Grant funding information

Jurisdictions that receive Department of Homeland Security  (DHS) funding from their State Administrative Agency (SAA) (e.g. Urban Area Security Initiatives [UASI], Strategic Highway Safety Plans [SHSP], etc.) may be able to utilize those funds to pay for TEEX/ESTI courses. Since states have varying processes and procedures for utilizing grant funds to take US&R training, the best resource will be your city or county administrator or comptroller for homeland security grant funding.

Technical assistance 

Jurisdictions requiring assistance in establishing regional search and rescue capabilities in the areas of Structural Collapse, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) response, and Water Rescue are encouraged to contact the TEEX/ESTI Rescue Program.

Annual School

PPE Level:  PPE Level 2  see above for other PPE equipment

Class Hours: 

Monday – Wednesday:  8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Thursday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Friday:  8 a.m. – Noon

Course Limit:  30 Students

Annual School Registration information: https://teex.org/annualschools

Late Registration Fee:

A late fee of $50.00 will be assessed to payments made after the registration deadline for the Annual Municipal School classes.

Government Programs

• GSA contract number: GS-07F-0357V. GSA customers, to register please contact [email protected] or call (866) 878-8900.