Fairfax, Va. – Have you responded to a train derailment? What about a rail incident with a hazmat leak or fire? Did you feel prepared or overwhelmed? Whether you’ve experienced a large- or small-scale rail event, we want to hear from you.

CSX Transportation has partnered with the IAFC’s Hazmat Fusion Center to gather planning and operational best practices used during rail incidents. The IAFC wants to know what you believe are the top 5–10 planning or operational activities a department can implement to have a successful response and recovery effort during a rail incident.

Please email the following information to James Rist.

• Department name
• City and state
• Type of incident you responded to Your top 5–10 recommend best practices

Thank you for helping to shape both this best-practices effort and future IAFC rail-incident-response planning and training events.

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