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San Bruno emergency teams rehearse rail and hydrogen‑bus scenarios after 2022 derailment

San Bruno City Council · October 14, 2025
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Summary

Fire and emergency officials described a series of tabletop and full‑scale multiagency exercises—based on a 2022 Caltrain derailment—to test unified command, communications interoperability, and operational response to complex transportation incidents including hydrogen‑bus fires.

Battalion Chief Michael Coup summarized a multiagency training program developed after the March 2022 Caltrain incident that damaged equipment and caused injuries. The training program included a tabletop exercise with Caltrain and BART scenario integration, technical trainings, and a full‑scale live exercise simulating a hydrogen bus fire at the BART bus loop.

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