Mutual aid at derailment
When a freight train carrying ethanol left the track between Cherry Valley and Rockford in Illinois, USA, a massive fire ensued, says Chief Craig Wilt. Command called in mutual aid using the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System to help deal with the incident, the largest in the history of the Cherry Valley Fire Protection District. Had these strong mutual aid arrangements not been in place, tried and tested regularly, it would have been very difficult to handle an incident of this kind.
Author: Chief Craig Wilt is the Chief for Cherry Valley Fire Protection District USA. He joined Cherry Valley FPD in 1972, holding positions of firefighter, lieutenant, captain and deputy chief before being promoted to Chief in 2001.
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