Module 5: Overview
Transportation accidents can be divided into three general classes: those in the air (landing and takeoff of aircraft), those on the ground (highway and railroad disasters) and those on water (rivers, lakes and seas). On responding to a transportation accident, the emergency responder can assume that people will be endangered and that rescue operations might be the first necessary action.
Objectives
After this module, the student will be able to:
- Describe the types of aviation disasters
- Identify the causes of highway accidents
- Explain the causes of marine disasters
- Describe the difference between auto, railroad and marine emergency actions
Readings
Read Chapter 8, "Transportation Disasters ," in the textbook.
Lectures
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Air Disaster Crash of the Century (17 minutes 24 seconds) |
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Philly wreck (2015 Train Derailment) (08 minutes 11 seconds) |
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Scene of Train Crash (04 minutes 48 seconds) |
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5 Most Disastrous Shipwrecks in History (10 minutes 03 seconds)
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Discussions
Discuss your department's hazardous materials unit(s), plans and response in the event of a disaster. If your Department does not have a hazardous materials unit, what contingency plans does your agency have. If you are a non- first responders do you believe a hazardous materials unit is required in every department/ jurisdiction, why? why not?
Submit this discussion post in the next module.
Assignments
Research your jurisdiction's Local Emergency Response Committee (LEPC). Identify who and what agencies make up the LEPC, who is the lead organization and who chairs the LEPC. Also, discuss the history of the LEPC. Lastly, discuss the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and the role they play with Hazmat.
Submit this assignment in the next module.