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B-1 Presentation on Railroad Emergencies (FD)
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AGENDA – Shirtsleeve Session
Date: July 25, 2023
Time: 7:00 a.m.
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AGENDA ITEM B-01
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
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OVED: ________________________________
Stephen Schwabauer, City Manager
AGENDA TITLE: Presentation on Railroad Emergencies
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EETING DATE: July 25, 2023
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REPARED BY: Fire Chief
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COMMENDED ACTION: Receive Presentation Regarding Railroad Emergencies and their Potential Impact to Lodi
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ACKGROUND INFORMATION: Deputy Chief Ortegel will pr ovide a presentation to inform the Council on the potential impacts from a Railroad Emergency and the Fire Department’s capabilities to handle such an incident.
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RATEGIC PRIORITY ADDRESSED: Public Safety
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ISCAL IMPACT: None
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UNDING AVAILABLE: None Required
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K en Johnson, Fire Chief
Lodi Fire Department
Railroad Emergency
Response
DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS TIM ORTEGEL
Types of Railroad Emergencies
Derailments
Train Collisions
With other Trains, Vehicles, Pedestrians
Hazardous Materials Release
From Railcars, Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Derailments
Between 2001 and 2010 there were 58,299 train accidents in the United States. Of those, 54,889 were derailments.
This means 94% of the railway accidents were derailments Most derailments end up being relatively benign, even one car coming off the track is considered a derailment
According to the Federal Rail Administration, track failure accounts for roughly 45% of all Train accidents.
Threats the Rail poses to the citizens
of Lodi
Hundreds of commodities are transported through Lodi on the tracks Derailment in downtown could be a significant incident Hazmat, Fire, Explosion, damage to the petroleum pipeline Potential for significant evacuations
Derailment that involves Hazmat near the River could be an ecological nightmare
Damage to other Utilities along the Track Easement
Historical Railroad Emergencies
Local Incidents
December 2000 – Union Pacific Train derails just north of Lodi involving 9 box cars
April 2015 – Train Derails on the Spur Line Near General Mills February 2017 – Union Pacific Train derails sending 22 rail cars into the Cosumnes River
Nationally Significant Rail Incidents
June 2016 – Union Pacific Train derails in the Columbia River Gorge near the Washington Oregon Border
February 2023 – East Palestine OH, 38 rail car derailment, 11 cars carrying hazardous materials
Turner/General Mills Incident 2015
Cosumnes River Derailment 2017
Columbia River Gorge Derailment
2016
Other Railroad Emergencies
Other Railroad Emergencies
Emergency Response Priorities
Life Safety
Mass Causality Incident (MCI)
Evacuation/Coordinated with Lodi PD
Fire Containment
Run off containment
Hazardous Materials
Isolate and Deny entry
Material Identification
Notification to Local, State, and Federal Partners
Initial Response
Four Engine Companies and One Truck Company
Fifteen Fire Personnel
Lodi Police
Mutual Aid
Woodbridge Fire, Stockton Fire, South County Fire Authority Union Pacific
Kinder Morgan
TimeLine
First 30 minutes
Assess the situation, isolate and deny entry, make notifications, get additional resources, evacuations if necessary
Fire mitigation if applicable
2-3 hours
Union Pacific to get their resources on scene
Unified Command with Union Pacific, Lodi PD
6-12 hours
Union Pacific to get Heavy Equipment on scene
12-72 hours
Hazard mitigation, begin recovery efforts
Lodi Fire Hazmat Team
HM 2081 1995 GMC Vandura housed at Station 2
Hazardous Materials Team
Capabilities
Loss of personnel over the years has hurt the Teams Capabilities Currently 4 vacancies on the Team
We would have to rely heavily on Mutual Aid
Typically only 2-3 Hazmat Tech/Specialist on per day, rest of staff is trained to the FRO Level
FRO Level – Defensive Strategies, Isolate deny entry, make notifications, Decon Tech/Specialist – Offensive Strategy, mitigation
Hazmat Team wishes to increase number of Tech/Specialist Other Utilities Affected
Kinder Morgan Petroleum Pipeline
10” Pipeline Runs along the tracks on the Railroad Easement Water, Waste Water, Storm Drains
Under the tracks at various Street Intersections
Electric Utility
Several long sections where up to 3 distribution circuits are located on a single pole line adjacent to the track.
PG&E
Has an 8” gas transmission line that runs under the Tracks at Locust St.
City Infrastructure
Water Tower in close proximity
Several components of Public Safety Radio Systems on the Tower Downtown Business District
Major Economic Engine for the City
City Hall, Public Safety Facilities, City Network Hub, Jail 2 blocks from the Tracks
Opportunities to be Better
Prepared
Training
Increasing the capabilities of our HazMat Team
Strengthening our EOC/Emergency Plan
Underground the Electric Utility Infrastructure on the Railroad Easement
Questions