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From YouTube: NewsMakers; Metrorail MERV
Description
News show featuring people and events in Arlington County VA
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We're
doing
today
is
demonstrating
merv
an
emergency
response,
recon
vehicle
that
we
have
acquired
on
behalf
of
the
the
region.
We've
used
federal
urban
area,
Security
Initiative
grant
dollars
from
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
to
really
look
at
the
risk
of
the
metro
system
and
what
our
response
capabilities
are
for
incidents,
both
the
buses
and
two
trains.
The.
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B
D
Of
the
issues
we've
always
had
is
getting
to
remote
areas
of
their
system
quickly.
Right
now,
we've
got
to
walk
and
we
have
a
cart
that
we
push
to
the
scene
to
carry
equipment.
So
we've
always
wanted
some
kind
of
battery-powered
cart,
but
we
just
never
had
that
the
funds
or
just
never
really
was
always
a
pipe
dream.
After
the
77
bombings
in
London
Council
of
Governments
Senate
crew
over
to
to
a
conference
in
London,
so.
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D
In
place,
we've
installed
cabinets
and
all
the
underground
stations.
One
of
the
things
we
learned
from
the
London
Fire
Brigade
was,
you
know,
getting
equipment
down
there
and
what
they
needed
in
incidents
similar
to
their
77
bombings.
Most
of
the
victims
come
off
the
train
themselves.
If
something
happens
in
a
car,
most
of
the
victims
are
coming
come
off.
The
tunnel
is
a
foreign
environment
to
them.
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B
Of
the
things
that's
really
important
to
remember
is
that,
while
Metro
has
its
own
Police
Department,
it
depends
on
us
in
local
government
to
provide
the
fire
and
EMS
response.
It
doesn't
have
its
own
fire
department.
We
are
their
fire
department
so,
whether
it's
underground
or
aboveground.
This
cart
is
going
to
provide
us
with
amazing
support
and
capabilities
that
we
did
not
have.