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Photo by STAR SILVA First responders from the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, Boundary County Emergency Management, Boundary Search & Dive Rescue Team, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Police Department, North Bench Fire District, South Boundary Fire Protection District, Boundary Ambulance, and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality gather on Saturday at the confluence of the Kootenai and Moyie rivers for Hazmat oil spill training by Burlington Northern Santa Fe, BNSF contractors Whitewater Rescue Institute and Kennedy Jenks, who partnered with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho to provide the all-day training session.

Photo by STAR SILVA First responders from the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office, Boundary County Emergency Management, Boundary Search & Dive Rescue Team, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Police Department, North Bench Fire District, South Boundary Fire Protection District, Boundary Ambulance, and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality gather on Saturday at the confluence of the Kootenai and Moyie rivers for Hazmat oil spill training by Burlington Northern Santa Fe, BNSF c…

January 19, 2017

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BNSF, Tribe hosts hazmat training
January 19, 2017 4:15 p.m.

BNSF, Tribe hosts hazmat training

In a collaborative effort to protect the Kootenai River in the event of a potential hazmat spill, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, BNSF contractors Whitewater Rescue Institute and Kennedy-Jenks partnered with the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho to provide critical training to Boundary County first responders on Saturday.