CI Donates Training Tank Car to Mississippi State Fire Academy

In 2014, CI put a training tank car into service to enhance the experience at CI’s hands-on emergency response training events.  This tank car has served its purpose well for the last ten years and has finally reached its time to retire.  CI’s Emergency Preparedness Issue Team chose to donate the training car (ERTX 1017) to the Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA), which has been an incredible partner in hosting CI’s annual CHLOREP Team training every year since 2007. ERTX 1017 arrived at its final resting place earlier this month.  MSFA is very grateful for this significant contribution, and this donation further strengthens CI’s relationship with the academy.  MSFA can now use this equipment in their hazmat training classes for first responders, as will industry teams that also train at the academy.  In addition, CI will have continued use of the tank car during the annual CHLOREP Team Training.  2025 CHLOREP Team Training students will get the first opportunity to be hands-on with the training car as part of the CHLOREP Training curriculum since its arrival at MSFA.

CI occasionally receives requests from fire departments and emergency response training centers for donations of chlorine emergency kits or training props. CI staff attempts to find members that have interest in donating and connect them with those that request equipment. This is a great way for member companies to build relationships with their local first responders and state emergency response training centers.  CI encourages any members that are clearing out storage, scrapping old hazmat packaging or valves, or purchasing new chlorine emergency kits to connect with their local fire departments and donate any old equipment they can to aid in first responders’ hazmat training.  For example, many CI members will be scrapping old chlorine cars over the next couple of years (due to the 12/31/27 deadline to remove old 105J500W legacy chlorine tank cars from service).  Those members might consider saving the housings and valve arrangements for local departments to use for chlorine emergency response training.  CI staff is happy to help connect you with fire departments or training centers that are looking to acquire such equipment (contact Robyn Kinsley).