Officials say they have plans and training to minimize damage from a catastrophe, such as a train derailment.
, his department will work with others in the county -- including the Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security, hospitals and the American Red Cross. They also train for such incidents, including an upcoming hazmat exercise in June.In addition, the Chemical Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council of Franklin County has devised an emergency response plan and track inventories of chemicals such as chlorine, ammonia and others, Fielding said.
"I think they should feel confident that we're doing the planning, having the conversations and exercises," said Jeff Young, director of Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security."You may not be able to always stop it, but you can plan to minimize the impact," he said. His team and others in Ohio were glued to real-time monitors and back-channel radios, asking"What would that look like locally here? Not just what first responders would be on the scene, but what would public messaging look like, sheltering and mass care and air quality resources and monitoring."Columbus is no stranger to rail derailments.
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