FRA Releases New Rail Safety Videos for Law Enforcement and Emergency Dispatcher Training
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has developed informational web-based videos relating to the Rail Safety for Law Enforcement and Emergency Dispatcher Training. FRA has developed these web-based informational programs to improve the knowledge, skills and abilities of first responders when assessing and responding to rail-related incidents, highlighting key points such as:
- Locating an incident
- How to determine which railroad to notify
- How to stop a train in an emergency
- How to locate the train crew and victims
- How to locate railroad personnel and railroad documents
- Determining the appropriate response
These videos can be found at FRA's homepage under "In the Spotlight." The direct links to the videos are:
National Emergency Number Association