Photo by Karla Weatherly

City of Amarillo: – Population: 190,695 – Downtown Business District: ~20,000 General Demographics… regional hub for: – Banking – Health & Medical – Education – Transportation – Agriculture

HAZMAT Transportation: Highways, Railroads, Pipelines HAZMAT Transportation: Highways, Railroads, Pipelines HAZMAT Fixed Facilities: 225 Tier II Facilities 17 RMP Facilities HAZMAT Fixed Facilities: 225 Tier II Facilities 17 RMP Facilities El Paso Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion - Bushland Diesel Tanker Rollover

Two Major Rail Yard Operations: – North Yard (previous Burlington Northern Yard) – South Yard (previous Santa Fe Yard) – 800-1,300 Railcars in yards at any given time Mainline Tracks Through Amarillo: – Servicing North/South & East/West Rail Traffic – Trains Daily – Average of Railcars per Train Significant Transport of Hazardous Materials: – Average of 75 inhalation hazard railcars through Amarillo weekly. Santa Fe Railroad: Amarillo Yard, circa 1943

September 16, 2011… At approximately 11:27 a.m., an incident occurred in the BNSF South Rail Yard that resulted in a tanker car loaded with Isopentane (UN1265) conflagrating. September 16, 2011… At approximately 11:27 a.m., an incident occurred in the BNSF South Rail Yard that resulted in a tanker car loaded with Isopentane (UN1265) conflagrating. View from Bank One Building, Downtown View from Head Start School/Day Care View from I-40/I-27 Interchange Photo by Wes Reeves Photo by Wrustler Weston Photo by Karla Weatherly

3 BNSF workers suffered smoke inhalation with two transported to local hospital Damaged/destroyed 28 rail cars and caused significant damage to the tracks (estimated $1.5 million) Ceased rail yard operations for ~12 hours (south yard) Evacuation of ¼ mile in all directions with ½ mile shelter-in-place downwind Expanded unified command established between AFD/APD with BNSF representatives EOC activated to provide coordination with State and Federal agency representatives

Isopentane Railcar Concrete Hopper Car BNSF South Railyard… 09/16/2011 Sodium Hydroxide Railcar Molton Sulfur Railcars Photo by Michael Norris / Amarillo Globe-News

Incident Impacts: BNSF Rail Yard Industrial Area Residential Area Maverick Club Head Start School Interstate-40 COA Service Center AECC/EOC City Hall Civic Center Potentially 20,000 People Incident Impacts: BNSF Rail Yard Industrial Area Residential Area Maverick Club Head Start School Interstate-40 COA Service Center AECC/EOC City Hall Civic Center Potentially 20,000 People ERG Isolation Zone (yellow circle) Railcar Involved in Fire: Isopentane: ERG 128 ½ Mile Sulfur (Molten): ERG 133 ½ Mile ERG Isolation Zone (yellow circle) Railcar Involved in Fire: Isopentane: ERG 128 ½ Mile Sulfur (Molten): ERG 133 ½ Mile Incident Geography

Emergency Response Delays/Confusion – Public Calls to Varied Widely – Difficult/Limited Access to Incident Scene – Delays in Unifying Command BNSF Coordination Improvements: – Planning Coordination Out-of-Date – Contact Information Out-of-Date – BNSF Assembly Points Not Communicated NWS Plume Model Sharing Public Protective Actions – Potential Impacts on Critical Infrastructure – Communication to Public/Internal Organization Emergency Public Information

Improve BNSF Coordination: – Emergency Plans & Contact Information Updated (annual review incorporated into exercise program) – BNSF Assembly Points Simplified & Mapped Out – Invited to Join Potter & Randall LEPC (listed in BNSF Plan) Exercise & Training Program: – Schedule Annual Tabletop Exercise (February) – Conduct Periodic Railcar Training (first offering in March 2012 with 100 participants) Enhancements to Information Tools: – Improved Coordination & Information Sharing with NWS (specifically use of the HySplit plume model) Enhanced Public Notification Tools: – NIXLE and Resolve to Be Ready