Passenger Rail Rescue
RES808 – 40.00 Hours
Schedule
| Details Buttons | Dates | Location | Class | Price | Register Buttons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/24/26 – 05/01/26 | College Station, TX | FP RES808 1 | $2500.00 | ||
| 08/24/26 – 08/28/26 | College Station, TX | FP RES808 2 | $2500.00 |
This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division at (866) 878-8900 or [email protected] to get the latest schedule.
Course Description
The course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform search and rescue operations at a passenger train or commuter train disaster. This course is taught in conjunction with Amtrak Emergency Response and the curriculum has been developed in cooperation with Amtrak. Participants will have significant hands-on skill scenarios in the Transportation Disaster Training Area (TDTA) located at Disaster City® in College Station, Texas. The TDTA contains a seven-car Amtrak passenger car derailment. Participants have an opportunity to learn multiple rescue techniques that are unique to passenger rail disasters.
The course is five days long with eight-hours of training each day, for a total of 40 hours.
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be issued a TEEX Certificate of Completion.
This course qualifies as an elective requirement for the Urban Search and Rescue Specialist Certificate program.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Completion Requirements
Participants must provide information for all required fields, including their U.S. citizenship/permanent resident information, in addition to meeting all other attendance and course completion requirements. If this information is not provided, the participant will be considered incomplete and will not receive a certificate of completion.
Participants Must Provide
- a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
Attendance Requirements
Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed
Recommended
- Complete National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006 (2008 Edition) – Rope Rescue Level 1 Training (or equivalent)
- Complete IS-100-Introduction to the Incident Command System – or equivalent
- Complete IS-200-ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents – or equivalent
- Due to the strenuous nature of search and rescue activities, participants should secure a professional evaluation of their physical condition prior to enrolling in this course.
Suggested Audience
This course has been developed for city, state, and federal responders. Emergency responders from municipal agencies tasked with responding to passenger rail incidents.
Participants include emergency responders from the following disciplines/services:
- Fire Service (FS)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Law Enforcement (LE)
- State or City Transit System Responders
Other Information
Travel and Personal Protective Equipment
Participants should plan travel to arrive the night before classes begin. The course delivery is at Disaster City? in College Station, Texas. Responders that will be training on the rubble pile or inside of structures at Disaster City? are required to bring the following items to the course:
- Helmet, must be ANSI rated Z89.1-Type 1 with headlamp
- Steel toe safety boots, must be ANSI Z41 PT99 M1/75 C/75
- Eye protection, must be ANSI Z87.1
- Work gloves (leather or extrication gloves)
- Standard work/duty clothing including long-sleeve shirts for every day of class
- Raingear suitable for search and rescue operations. Class exercises are conducted in rain or shine.
- Knee pads and elbow pads
- Hand held flashlight and extra batteries
Course offerings
Courses are offered in two ways: (Except during the Annual Spring Fire School, see info below)
- Open enrollment is open to any agency listed above. These courses must have a minimum of 20 and can have a maximum of 30 participants. This course typically has a broad cross section of responders from across the nation and offers an excellent ability for lessons learned from other departments.
- Contract classes: We can provide this course exclusively for a jurisdiction or region. When conducting contract classes, we can provide additional tailored curriculum and field exercises based on the requirements of the contracting jurisdiction.
Grant funding information
Jurisdictions that receive Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding from their State Administrative Agency (SAA) (e.g. Urban Area Security Initiatives [UASI], Strategic Highway Safety Plans [SHSP], etc.) may be able to utilize those funds to pay for TEEX/ESTI courses. Since states have varying processes and procedures for utilizing grant funds to take US&R training, the best resource will be your city or county administrator or comptroller for homeland security grant funding.
Technical assistance
Jurisdictions requiring assistance in establishing regional search and rescue capabilities in the areas of Structural Collapse, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) response, and Water Rescue are encouraged to contact the TEEX/ESTI Rescue Program.
Annual School
PPE Level 2 see above for other PPE equipment
Contact Information
Kevin Price
Rescue Training Manager
Phone: (979) 458-5636 | (866) 878-8900
Email: [email protected]
Resources
Policies
TEEX Policies
TEEX Participant Handbook
Conduct During Live Online Instructor-Led Courses
If the minimum number of students required to conduct this class have not registered 24 calendar days prior to the class start date, the class will be canceled. It is imperative that agencies/individuals wishing to enroll in this course make arrangements to register and make payment prior to this deadline.