CSX Receives Award of Excellence for “CSX Rail Respond” Emergency Response Tool
15 September 2016 - 12:00AM
The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation has
granted an Award of Excellence in Public Safety to CSX for its “CSX
Rail Respond” mobile-computing application, which provides
firefighters, police officers and other emergency responders with
easy mobile access to critical information about the commodities
traveling on CSX rails in near-real time.
CSX Rail Respond supports safe and effective response to
rail-related incidents by allowing emergency first responders to
determine the exact contents of any rail car on a CSX train, along
with emergency response information and recommendations for
protective action distances. The service is free to first
responders, as are all the safety training and response tools CSX
provides. The system is accessible from any Android, iOS or Windows
mobile device, tablet or desktop computer, so responders can access
the information while en route to an incident or once they arrive
on scene.
CSX Rail Respond is part of a comprehensive suite of electronic
and traditional information-sharing and training tools that CSX
makes available to first responders in the communities it serves,
to help ensure that emergency planning officials, firefighters,
police officers and other emergency workers have access to the
information they need to respond safely and effectively to
incidents on the railroad.
CSX was nominated by David Hartman, former battalion chief of
the Charlottesville (VA) Fire Department. According to Chief
Hartman, the application "is a dream come true for incident
commanders as it directly and immediately impacts the safety and
effectiveness for our responders."
Chief Rand Napoli, chairman of the NAPSG Foundation’s Board of
Directors, said, “The NAPSG Foundation is grateful for the
opportunity to recognize and showcase truly amazing leadership
efforts in public safety GIS. The nomination we received for CSX
highlighted how CSX Rail Respond has made a difference for the
community and is helping advance the field of GIS in public
safety.”
Skip Elliott, CSX vice president of Public Safety, Health &
Environment, said, “CSX’s Rail Respond mobile application is
successful due to a collaborative effort between CSX and our
emergency first response partners that incorporated their feedback
and usage needs into the development of this tool. The future
success of this and similar systems is founded on our ability to
continue working with those partners and listening to their
feedback.
“We’re grateful for this recognition of Rail Respond and CSX’s
commitment to transparent information-sharing, because timely and
fact-based decision making can make the difference in supporting
successful responses to rail-related incidents,” Elliott said.
First responders interested in accessing CSX Rail Respond can
visit www.csxrailrespond.com to request a new account.
CSX also provides a wide variety of other training tools and
programs for first responders and emergency planners in communities
across its network. These include planning tools, tabletop
exercises, hands-on training and attendance at special
company-sponsored safety education programs at its Railroad
Education and Development Institute outside Atlanta, Georgia. More
information about CSX training and other safety information is
available on the company’s website.
About NAPSG Foundation –
www.napsgfoundation.org The National Alliance for Public
Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG) is a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to supporting the public safety & homeland security
community in advancing the use of geospatial technology for
enhanced community resiliency. The mission is achieved through
nationwide regional coordination lead by local & state public
safety leaders supporting all of NAPSG’s core program areas:
education & training, tools & guidance, exercises, and
technical assistance.
About CSX – CSX, based in
Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. It
provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and
solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including
energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer
products. For more than 190 years, CSX has played a critical role
in the nation’s economic expansion and industrial development. Its
network connects every major metropolitan area in the eastern
United States, where nearly two-thirds of the nation’s population
resides. It also links more than 240 short-line railroads and more
than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major population centers
and small farming towns alike. More information about CSX
Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like
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Contact:
Rob Doolittle
202-626-4939
Rob_Doolittle@csx.com
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