[Scan-DC] WMATA adds fire and rescue liaison at rail operations center

[Jeff Krauss]

According to the WashPost this morning, It's a 
Fairfax FD captain with special training in rail incidents

At 10:02 AM 7/21/2015, Ed Tobias wrote:
>I don't understand. Is this a WMATA 
>employee?  If he's a "uniformed fire officer" 
>which department is detailing him to WMATA?  The 
>news release doesn't answer these questions. Ed 
>Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2015, at 9:53 
>AM, Blair Thompson <b_thom at juno.com> wrote: > > 
>http://www.progressiverailroading.com/safety/news/WMATA-adds-fire-and-rescue-liaison-at-rail-operations-center--45158  
> > > 7/21/2015 > Rail News: Safety > > The 
>Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
>(WMATA) yesterday announced the creation of a 
>full-time fire and rescue liaison at its Rail 
>Operations Control Center (ROCC). A uniformed 
>fire officer will now help coordinate emergency 
>communication between the agency and first 
>responders, WMATA officials said in a press 
>release. > .... > > Earlier this year, a 
>smoke-related incident occurred on WMATA's rail 
>line near L'Enfant Plaza Station, leaving one 
>person dead and more than 80 others injured. > > 
>Since then, WMATA has undertaken a number of 
>other safety measures aimed at improving 
>emergency response, including increased 
>training, emergency drills and enhanced radio 
>testing protocols that provide a real-time 
>outage map for controllers and first responders, 
>agency officials said. > 
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