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When passengers or crew need medical attention, contact the Conductor in charge of the train, who will administer what first aid we have on-hand and call for additional medical resources, giving the location, the access, and what help is needed.
Fire
WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING FOR RAILROADERS
ANY smoke or unattended fire is your responsibility, even an unattended burn pile - remember, the railroad will be blamed for any damage, whether we started it or not.
Your main job as the fire train engineer is:
SEE the fire/smoke
REPORT it to the depot or 911 to get help coming
STOP the passenger train
MAKE sure the incoming fire resources know where to access.
Incoming fire resources will arrive in minutes - probably Powder River Fire or ODF - and will need immediate access to the fire to be effective and will take command of the fire to relieve you.
When REPORTING the smoke/fire, make sure to report WHERE, ACCESS, FUEL(type and amount), WIND, and your plans to attack.
We ( you ) will NOT say the fire is out - too much liability for a re-kindle - let ODF or Powder River Fire take charge and say the fire is out.
Resources for experienced train crew as well as people new to the railroad and firefighting. It is suggested that you start with the first, more in-depth, presentation and working down the list, ending with the exam. All Fire Training files will need to be downloaded and viewed with MS PowerPoint or LibreOffice.
Firefighting Review: A refresher (1.8 MB .ppt file).
Fire Scenarios: A series of situations work through and discuss, group recommended, (206 KB .ppt file).
Firefighting Exam: After working through above presentations, you should ace this, (193 KB .ppt file).