The La Crosse Fire Department received a donation of a fuel tank car from BNSF Railway to use in training exercises to prepare for Hazmat emergencies.
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An Unwavering Effort to Improve Safety Performance
Through sustained focus on safety improvement, an average of 99.97 percent of hazmat trips arrive without incident.
Strict procedures to minimize risk
No matter where our hazmat team is working, or who is in charge, we follow rigorous standard procedures to ensure safe operations across our network.
Incident Prevention
We are continuously strengthening our hazmat safety program through forward planning and risk mitigation in order to reduce the potential for a hazmat incident.
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BNSF is committed to thoroughly train Community Responders, Hazmat Contractors and the BNSF Hazmat Team — in the classroom and online.
Preparedness
In the event of a hazmat incident, our team stands ready to respond. We are well trained, well equipped and have planned ahead.
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Commodity flow request
If you are a local emergency responder, elected- or emergency-management official and need BNSF hazmat commodity flow reports for your emergency response planning, click below to request information about shipments in your community. These are available on a confidential basis and for security reasons are not offered to the general public.
Askrail: if you are first at the scene
Community Responders who arrive first to the scene of a rail emergency and need critical information about the contents of a railcar can rely on the AskRail mobile application.
This mobile app provides immediate access to accurate, real-time data about each railcar on a train. This information can help emergency responders make informed decisions about how to respond to a rail emergency.
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News and updates
May 30, 2017
9:30 am
Fuel Tank Donated to La Crosse, WI Fire Department
February 20, 2017
10:45 pm
BNSF Fire Train
BNSF’s large fleet of firefighting rail equipment is far advanced from the basic water-filled tank cars of the past. Specialized equipment and training help protect assets from wildfire damage.
September 6, 2016
1:58 pm
NEW 2017 Crude By Rail and Emergency Response Training Schedule
BNSF Railway will once again offer Crude By Rail and Emergency Response Training workshops to municipal first responders at two locations in 2017.