 On a
fall morning in October, 2005, a tanker truck loaded with ethanol from the
Suncor Ethanol Facility collides with a south bound CN freight train at the
crossing on Rokeby Line.
There is no derailment but there is damage to the tanker truck and to a tank car
on the train containing Decyclopentaciene. Smoke is coming from the engine
section of the tanker truck and a cloud can be seen drifting downwind from the
tank car. The driver of the tanker truck is slouched over the steering wheel
with unknown injuries.
A dramatic recreation of a potential disaster but preparing for just such an
incident and responding to it in a timely, safe and professional way is a
critical role to protecting public safety in Sarnia-Lambton.
Fulfilling that role is the Chemical Valley Emergency Coordination Organization,
CVECO.
Combining the resources of both municipal and industrial emergency response
professionals, CVECO can mobilize significant response in the event of a major
industrial incident or natural weather related disaster.
The annual Sarnia Area Disaster Simulation, SADS, exercise provides the
opportunity for every aspect of our response to be tested and practiced to
ensure response efforts will be effective in a real emergency. |
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