It’s the unknown on the tracks that has fire crews in one Northeast Ohio county always training for a scene like the one in East Palestine.
“When they derail, even if there’s not a hazardous load, it can be devastating,” Mentor Fire Lt. Brian Bittner said.“At night sometimes it wakes you up, it's shaking and it scares you,” Betty Shelton said.The tracks are just feet from the home she shares with her daughter.In one month, two Norfolk Southern trains derailed in Ohio. The first was in East Palestine on Feb. 3 and the second was in Springfield on March 4.
In Mentor, about 15,000 people live within a mile of railroad tracks. When you add in people going to businesses, that number can double or even triple. That is why Bittner says they train extensively, including the 40 hours for certified hazmat technicians. From there, it goes much more in-depth — not just on derailments, but leaking rail cars.
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