*Media Advisory* FIRST RESPONDERS COMPLETE TRAINING IN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
PORTSMOUTH, NH –Twenty local, county, state and school first responders and emergency managers from Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire participated in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team training this week sponsored by the Seacoast Fire Chief Officers Mutual Aid District and the New Hampshire Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
The overall goal of the Incident Management Team (IMT) program is to train leaders to function under the National Incident Management System (NIMS) during a large and/or complex incident or major event.
This course is five (5) full days in length, Monday through Friday, and presents a demanding environment during simulations to create an incident management environment similar in nature to a large scale incident. This course was last offered in the state in 2013.
WHO: Training participants’ complete final-day scenario for IMT course
WHERE: Portsmouth Fire Station #2, 3010 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801
WHAT: Type III Incident Management Team Training – Scenario Drill Day
WHEN: June 14, 2019, 11:30am
CONTACT: Paul Raymond, Jr. – Community Outreach Coordinator/Public Information, (603) 892-5804
After completion of this course, participants will serve as regional resources in the management of future, large-scale events.
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East Kingston Fire Department Responds After Vehicle Struck by Train
Edward Warren, Chief
5 Main Street
East Kingston, NH 03827
For Immediate Release
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017
Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: john@jgpr.net
East Kingston Fire Department Responds After Vehicle Struck by Train
EAST KINGSTON, N.H. — Chief Ed Warren reports that the East Kingston Fire Department responded after a passenger train collided with a vehicle that had become stuck on the tracks earlier today.
At approximately 4:57 p.m., East Kingston firefighters were dispatched along with East Kingston Police to the area of 1 Depot Road for a report of a collision involving a train and a vehicle. Upon arrival, firefighters quickly determined that an Amtrak train struck the vehicle while it was stopped on the tracks and that the driver of the vehicle had escaped the car prior to the collision.
Neither the driver of the car nor any of the more than 50 passengers on board the train were injured as a result of the collision.
“I’m extremely grateful that nobody was hurt as a result of this incident,” Chief Warren said.
Following a preliminary investigation, East Kingston firefighters learned that the driver of the car had mistakenly turned onto the tracks and left her vehicle to seek help when the collision occurred. The driver also reported that she is not from the area and that her GPS system told her to turn prior to her vehicle becoming stuck.
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