[flushingboy]

Multi-agency drill at Hempstead train station.
Hempstead FD, West Hempstead FD, Bethpage FD, LIRR, MTA, Nassau County.

Photos at: "FirstOnScenePhotos by Lou Minutoli"

[taximedic234]

Great job by BFD,HFD and MTA for putting it together. I wasnt able to stay long as I had fares for the taxi but from the time I was there it was a great...

[clrblock]

The LIRR number for training is (516) 523-1184 or you can send a email to emergresp_training@lirr.org The training course is free. The LIRR will come to your firehouse for the presentation then schedule another night at NCFSA for the mock up exercise. A "walk thru" in the nearest yard can also be scheduled to see the trains up close.

[Signal 12]

What the MTA along with the chiefs of Bethpage and Hempstead did was something that you will not presently get out at FSA. The chiefs of these two departments in cooperation with the MTA addressed a legit issue that happens more than people realize. Someone under a train and how to get them out, not a train car bathroom fire.

[HazMatHarry]

There's also this:
http://www.security.state.ny.us/trai...152009_OEM.pdf