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Photo by STAR SILVA A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train winds around the bank of the Kootenai River Saturday after first responders deploy a yellow line of BNSF boom equipment. The boom is designed to contain any floating contaminants in the rare event of a hazmat release, such as an oil spill. Once contained, the boom would then guide any contaminants into a specialized collection apparatus.

Photo by STAR SILVA A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train winds around the bank of the Kootenai River Saturday after first responders deploy a yellow line of BNSF boom equipment. The boom is designed to contain any floating contaminants in the rare event of a hazmat release, such as an oil spill. Once contained, the boom would then guide any contaminants into a specialized collection apparatus.

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.