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Prepared BNSF
Communities
BNSF works closely with communities to conduct
emergency response training and regularly conducts
drills with emergency response personnel. BNSF
has a team of more than 200 well-trained and
equipped emergency responders from a variety of
backgrounds, including our environmental, safety
and mechanical teams. We also utilize contractors
with special expertise in emergency response.
Our environmental team
trains an
average of 3,800 public emergency
responders annually
in communities
across our network. Our geographic information
system provides point-and-click access to information
about state and local emergency response contacts
and jurisdictions, as well as other critical information
to enable BNSF and local emergency responders to
react efficiently and effectively if an incident occurs.
As a result of our ef forts, BNSF is regularly
awarded the Nat ional Achievement Award from
the Nat ional TRANSCAER™ (Transportat ion
Community Awareness and Emergency
Response) program, an award that is presented
to a company that does the most to help
communit ies prepare for hazardous mater ials
transportat ion emergencies. BNSF has received
this award 10 years in a row.