The Grand Forks City Council (North Dakota) approved a letter of intent for the city to pursue a national rail safety training center in Grand Forks. The letter, signed by Mayor Mike Brown and City Council President Dana Sande, states the city intends to apply for national grants on the project, SERTC North, which would be the second emergency response training center of its kind in the U.S.
SERTC North would be modeled after the Security and Emergency Response Training Center, known as SERTC, in Pueblo, Colo. SERTC is a private training service and is a part of the Association of American Railroads. It provides public and private emergency responders nationwide with training on hazardous materials and emergency response.
North Dakota state officials and SERTC officials from Pueblo have been in contact with the city on planning SERTC North. The state has already dedicated $1.2 million to hazardous materials and rail safety training in Grand Forks for the 2015-17 biennium.
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