Effects of catastrophic events on transportation system mangement and operations : Baltimore, MD - Howard Street Tunnel fire - July 18th, 2001.

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• Creators:
  Carter, Mark R. ; Howard, Mark P. ; Owens, Nicholas ; Register, David ; Kennedy, Jason ; Pecheux, Kelley ; Newton, Aaron
• Corporate Creators:
  Science Applications International Corporation
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Disaster Preparedness Emergency Management Emergency Response, Emergency Preparedness, Fire Fighting Highway Safety Traffic Safety Transportation Safety Transportation System Recovery, Disaster,Catastrophic Event, Fire, Rail Tunnel, Baltimore Vehicle Fires Vehicular Tunnels
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Baltimore (Maryland)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Abstract:
  This report documents the actions taken by transportation agencies in response to the earthquake in Northridge,
  
  California on January 17, 1994, and is part of a larger effort to examine the impacts of catastrophic events on
  
  transportation system facilities and services. The findings documented in this report are a result of a detailed
  
  literature search on Northridge lessons learned. As part of a larger effort, four case studies will be produced:
  
  • New York City, September 11, 2001
  
  • Washington, D.C., September 11, 2001
  
  • Baltimore, Maryland, rail tunnel fire, July 18, 2001
  
  • Northridge, California, earthquake, January 17, 1994.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:10719f3c2b60edb6ecfc427a29941f85f8027e547b7210ee4a8a87baf62e921ee142f9915db267e02068a1a7452c14913490ff990c2283a07c9d3b2b0ac6b79e
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20651/dot_20651_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.90 MB ]