Community Awareness and Emergency Response

The Community Awareness and Emergency Response Code supports a number of Evidences of Success in the BNSF Vision Statement. This Code underscores the numerous efforts BNSF already has put in place to effectively work with the communities with which we interact.

BNSF believes that vigorous support of corporate-wide programs, like TRANSCAER and Operation Lifesaver, and location specific outreach programs, such as Adopt-a-School, are very important in improving public awareness and safety around not only BNSF, but all railroads.

While we do not want to have to call on them, BNSF has an extensive network of Emergency Responders trained and capable of handling all types of releases. In addition, BNSF is pursuing and piloting the latest in technology to help us respond more quickly and accurately to an emergency; the Spill Response Geographical Information System.