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Emergency Preparedness Training at Domingo Siding First Full Scale Emergency Exercise on Tribal Land
( “This training in Domingo is critical”, says
Lawrence Rael, Executive Director for the Mid-Region Council of
Governments. “Responders will learn everything from how to deal with
multiple injuries to evacuating passengers through train windows.
It’s very useful especially when you consider the fact that much of
the northern territory the Rail Runner travels through each day is
tribal land between the Town of Bernalillo and Santa Fe.” About 40 – 60 responders
from various agencies are attending the training, which culminates
with Sunday’s mock emergency drill. Many of the responders have
spent the prior week in classroom instruction leading up to the
hands-on drill. There will also be about 75-train “volunteer
victims” involved in the simulated event provided by local Cub Scout
and Boy Scout troops.
Rail Runner Emergency Preparedness Training
Sunday, August 9th
9:00am – 1:00pm
Railroad siding at (Directions: From I-25, take the Domingo
Pueblo exit #259 and head west on ***
(Members of the media who wish to get photographs/video may want to
show up a bit earlier than 9:00 am. Once the drill starts,
surrounding roadways will be closed as if it was a real live event,
making it difficult for anyone to get close) ***
The railway emergency preparedness training is being sponsored
by the New Mexico Rail Runner Express, Santo Domingo Pueblo
Emergency Medial Services and Sandoval County Fire and Rescue.
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