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Resident urges mock drills and rail-chemical preparedness after East Palestine derailment concerns
Summary
A Hyde Park resident urged Poughkeepsie officials to run mock drills and prepare responders for toxic-chemical rail incidents, saying the Federal Railroad Administration does not require railroads to notify first responders about hazardous contents of passing tank cars.
Dennis Padlock, a Hyde Park resident, used the public participation period at the Poughkeepsie Common Council meeting on May 20 to urge the city to prepare for potential hazardous-material rail incidents and to run emergency drills with local responders.
Padlock said the concern is significant because freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals pass through the region and first responders may lack…
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