Metrolink Train 111 Collision / Derailment September 12, 2008

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1 Metrolink Train 111 Collision / Derailment September 12, 2008 CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

2 City Overview CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

3 Division 3 CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

4 Two Locomotives Come Together CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

5 An Unfair Fight The Two Freight Train Locomotives Weighed Nearly Twice As Much As the Metrolink Commuter Train CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

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7 LA City Resources Dispatched Into The First 8 Hours 42 Fire Companies 25 Rescue Ambulances 8 Chief Officer Teams 7 EMS Captains 3 US&R Teams 5 Helicopters 2 Command Post Units 2 Communication Support Vehicles Dozer/Tractor Teams Countless LAPD Officers CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

8 1632 Hrs : First Arriving Engine Company (E-96) View From Reporting Address CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

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10 Fire Suppression CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

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33 Inside The Car CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

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45 25 Fatalities 135 Injured CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

46 Patient Count 135 Patients 98 Transports 24 Scene Fatalities 1 Post-incident Fatality CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

47 Ems Resources 30 LAFD Ambulances 110 Private Ambulances Eight Air Ambulances LAC/USC Physician Team CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

48 Patient Destination 98 Transports (To 17 Hospitals) 75 Immediate Patients 23 Delayed Patients 55 Patients To Trauma Centers 34 By Air Ambulance (16 Missions) CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

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58 Temporary Morgue Facilities CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

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73 Honoring A Fellow Uniformed Member CHATSWORTH METROLINK TRAIN 111 CRASH

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