Our friends to the North have once again outdone themselves with an Emergency Response Task Force that developed two (2) new charts to aid in large scale-high hazard responses, such as a High-Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFT) incident. You can read the entire DOCUMENT ( A MUST READ for ALL responders – ESPECIALLY OFFICERS who may fill the IC role during such an incident). This document is like the good book you can’t put down – so much great info; I especially like the discussion of Heat-Induced Tears (HIT). Their two (2) new charts/tables are so logical. Here is a highlight from the publication…
FLAMMABLE LIQUID (TDG) EMERGENCY RESPONSE CHART – A DISCIPLINED APPROACH