Planning and Design for Fire and Smoke Incidents in Underground Passenger Rail Systems (2017) / Chapter Skim
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SUMMARY Fire and smoke incidents in passenger rail tunnels are not like incidents elsewhere because of the confined environment of tunnels and the potential presence of large numbers of passengers inside rail vehicles. In the past decade, many research studies have addressed fire and smoke incidents in road tunnels but did not include the implementation of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
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2 • Testing system components individually and together; • Ongoing training through emergency drills with first responders; • Use of the Incident Command System (ICS) to establish a clear chain of command; • Use of standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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