RAILSAFE-Tactical
First-responder feedback from attendees at Amtrak’s RAILSAFE partner training program indicated a great demand for this training so that responding entities know how to approach, board, and respond on the train itself through hands-on learning. Actually touching the equipment that a responder will have to breach will cement and improve their response effectiveness and speed, and complement what they learned through the original RAILSAFE training.
In response, Amtrak successfully piloted a one-day hybrid RAILSAFE training program in 2021 that focused on a hands-on railroad equipment experience within the context of responding to a terrorist/targeted violence event. Named “RAILSAFE-Tactical”, the class was held on and around actual train equipment specially detailed for the training. Components included a curriculum that incorporated elements of APD’s Rail Tactics training—which focuses on law enforcement first-response to an ongoing active attacker incident; Tactical EMS—which demonstrates the most safe and effective manner for medical or support personnel to respond to a train-related incident; and Passenger Train Emergency Response training (PTER)—which covers railroad and equipment-related familiarization.
APD will be adding RAILSAFE-Tactical to the FY2024 slate of RAILSAFE classes delivered throughout the United States.
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