2017 NORFOLK SOUTHERN EMT Training

April 24, 2017

DATE: October 31st through November 2nd, 2017 4-hour classes repeated on multiple dates. LOCATION: Dillard Yard 1 Charlie Gay Drive Savannah, GA 31408 Attention all emergency responders! Sponsored by Norfolk Southern: Operation Awareness & Response (OAR), all interested in receiving free training on topics including rail equipment identification, locomotive fires, working with railroad officials and […]

DATE: October 31 st through November 2 nd , 2017

4-hour classes repeated on multiple dates.

LOCATION:
Dillard Yard
1 Charlie Gay Drive
Savannah, GA 31408

Attention all emergency responders! Sponsored by Norfolk Southern: Operation Awareness & Response (OAR), all interested in receiving free training on topics including rail equipment identification, locomotive fires, working with railroad officials and more should go to Savannah this fall. You may register as a group or individually. For more details, see the full form here .

To register, go online to: www.transcaear.com/events.aspx or fill out the form and email it (instructions inside).

Norfolk Southern provides emergency preparedness training to first responders as part of TRANSCAER (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response), a nationwide program that assists communities prepare for and respond to a hazardous materials transportation incident.

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