Survival Factors

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Survival Factors

• Emergency Response

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Emergency Response Timeline

• 1249 p.m. first call to DC 911
• 1250 p.m. DC 911 informed Metro Police Dept.
• 1254 p.m. fire department dispatched
• 1258 p.m. responders began arriving
• 101 p.m. responders began search of train 105
• 102 p.m. incident command was established
• 104 p.m. responders confirmed train 105 empty

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Emergency Response Timeline

• 122 p.m. responders began entry into the
• rear car of train 703
• 131 p.m. window removal kit is requested
• 153 p.m. responders report trying to use a
• window to gain entry into the car
• 210 p.m. confirmed that the car is empty
• 225 p.m. rescue operation was complete

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Conclusion

• The emergency response to the accident was well
  coordinated and effectively managed.

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Access to WMATA trains
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Access to train 703
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Conclusion

• Emergency access/egress points for the Washington
  Metropolitan Area Transit Authoritys equipment
  do not provide adequate means for emergency
  responder entry or passenger evacuation.

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Regulations

• Federal Railroad Administration requires a
  minimum of four window exits and two exterior
  doors.
• Federal Transit Administration has no minimum
  standard for emergency exits.

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