Portland Fire
Train Derailment Planning and Training
Denatured Alcohol
St Helens, Oregon
15 Engines
4 Trucks
11 Water Tenders
2 Fire Boats
2 HazMat Teams
Incident Case Studies
Lac-Megantic, Quebec – 63 Derailed – 59 Ruptured – 1.6 million gallons lost
Aliceville, Alabama – 26 Derailed -21 Ruptured – 630,000 gallons lost
Casselton, ND – 20 Derailed – 19 Ruptured – 476,500 gallons lost
Plaster Rock, NB – 19 Derailed – 9 Ruptured – 30,000 gallons lost
Lac-Megantic
63 cars derailed,
59 breached
~1.6 million gallons of
crude spilled
47 lives lost
Foam Calculation
For Ignited Flammable Liquid Spill
-Length x Width = Area in Square Feet
-Area x .10 GPM/square foot = Application Rate
-Application Rate x 30 minutes = Total Flow rate
-Total Flow Rate x .01 or .03 = Amount of Concentrate
State Idea for
Foam
Response
4-6 Totes of Foam
1 1500 Gallon Nozzle
500 Feet of 5”
500lb Purple K Extinguisher
Respond with a State
Hazmat Team to monitor
and extinguish if needed
Any Questions?
Bryan Profit
Portland Fire and Rescue
Hazmat Coordinator