TB 113 - Introducing the Alameda Corridor Flashcards
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the third largest container shipping facilities in the world. ____ percent of the gross national product (__ million containers) is shipped through these ports annually.
40%
25 million
Since 1994, the Port of Los Angeles has seen an annual increase in container shipments of __%.
12%
the Alameda Corridor Project was built to consolidate the operations of the two freight railroads serving Southern California (______ ______& _____[BNSF] and the _____ ______ [UP]) on one corridor.
Burlington, northern & Santa Fe
Union pacific
The Alameda Corridor Project is a series of construction projects divided into three sections: the ____, ___-_____, and ___.
South, mid-corridor, and north
In the southern section, cargo-laden freight trains traveling north from the ports will operate at _____-____ through the communities of Wilmington, Rancho Dominguez, and Carson.
Street level
In the midcorridor section north of the 91 freeway, trains will descend into a __-mile long (__’ deep x __’ wide) trench through the cities of Compton, Lynwood, South Gate, Huntington Park, Vernon, and Los Angeles.
10 mile long
33’ deep
51’wide
In the ______ section, trains will emerge from the trench near 25th Street and travel east at Santa Fe Avenue, across the Los Angeles River just north of Washington, and diverge to their respective railroad mainlines.
Northern section
The ____ track is identified as Track 1 and the _____ track is identified at Track 2.
East track
Center track
Each Division, Battalion, and fire company will be issued a ___ ____ ____ to access the Alameda Corridor.
Knox box key
Each key can be identified by the engraved inscription “___”
ACTA
Two _____ Botz Dots will be located at each access gate to identify a retractable ladder.
GREEN
___green Botz Dot will be located at each standpipe connection.
ONE
_____retractable ladders are located along the mid corridor trench, one every ____ feet.
46
1000
Each ladder is equipped with a ___ ____ to lower the ladder into the trench.
HAND CRANK
The handle for the hand crank is located inside a numbered locked boxmarked ____ ____”
Emergency ladder
Ladders can be deployed from the top or the bottom. It takes approximately _ to __ minutes to lower a ladder.
1 to 1 1/2
An ____ ____ is affixed to each access ladder.
Alarm system
If a ladder Retractable Ladder (Rest Position) is lowered, it will trigger an alarm to a Dispatch Operator at the Alameda Corridor Dispatch Center who will direct all trains to slow to __ mph.
10 mph
The average train speed in the corridor is
40 mph
Access to this ladder requires firefighters to open ____ ___ of spring loaded metal access doors that secure the ladder from vehicular traffic.
Two sets
Access to this ladder requires firefighters to open ____ ___ of spring loaded metal access doors that secure the ladder from vehicular traffic. Tools to open these doors are located at ____ level in a locked metal box mounted on the adjacent ____ _____.
Two sets
Street level
Security fence
Emergency Telephones—Telephones are provided at each retractable ladder at the ___ and _____ of the trench.
Top and bottom
The telephone is a direct line to the Alameda Corridor Dispatch Center in ___ ______, California, and can be Emergency Telephone used to talk with others on emergency phones along the corridor.
San Bernardino
Informational Signs—Informational signs are posted at each ____ ____(adjacent to the emergency ladder), below each ladder on ____ sides of the corridor, at ___ _____ locations, and on _____ spanning the Corridor at cross streets.
Access point
Both sides
Dry standpipe locations
Struts
These signs provide emergency and rail workers with the location information. They provide ____ ____, ______ locations, and _____ _____
Street names, milepost locations, ladder numbers
Utilities that cross over the corridor will be labeled in accordance with
National standards
There are ___ pump stations with ______ safe pumps located within the corridor.
Two
Intrinsically
Each pump station contains a catch basin located under the corridor (__’ deep x ___’ long x __’ wide) with a ______
10’ deep x 100’ long x 51’ wide
Scrubber
Pumps may be shut off at the ____ _____ or ______ through the Alameda Corridor Dispatch Operator.
Pump station
Remotely
On each side of the corridor, a __’ wide water channel takes the runoff from the corridor to the catch basins.
4’
In case of a hazardous material spill, ___ ____ are provided at the base of each ladder which can Metal dike be inserted into the water channel to help capture runoff.
Metal dikes
Incidents involving a hazardous spill require the pumps to be
Shut down immediately
Dry standpipes are located every ___’ along the corridor. The standpipe system is not a ____ system.
500
Looped
Cameras are located at each of the ___ fixed stair shafts along the corridor, the pump stations, and the north and south ends of the trench.
6
____ are located at the top portion of the trench to provide support. _____ and ____ are secured to these and labeled in accordance with _____ _____.
Struts
Pipelines and utilities
National standards
Permanently installed ______ stations are located along the corridor to provide real-time weather information for input into their plum models and for use by first responders.
Weather stations
When appropriate, firefighters should lower the access ladder into the trench. When climbing down the ladder, members should ___ the ladder and use both ______ for safety.
Face
Handrails
When the incident involves a medical emergency, consideration should be given to utilizing a _____ ____ ____ in conjunction with an ____ ____ to remove the patient.
Stokes litter basket
Aerial ladder
DISPATCH INTO THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR
“A” Assignment and Rescue Ambulance
Medical emergencies
DISPATCH INTO THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR
Hazardous Materials Response–Including USAR Task Force and Heavy Rescue
Hazardous Materials/Derailment Incidents
DISPATCH INTO THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR
“B” Assignment
Fire
DISPATCH INTO THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR
“A” Assignment and Rescue Ambulance
Others
