Train Derailment Preparations

Following the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that led to the release of hazardous waste resulting in the contamination of the area and causing residents of the city to report a slew of various negative health symptoms, many residents of Mountain Home and surrounding Elmore County area have begun to ask what safe-holds are in place to prevent a similar emergency from occurring here, and what a response to such an incident would look like.

To get to the bottom of these questions, the Mountain Home News reached out to representatives of Union Pacific, employees of the City of Mountain Home, employees of Elmore County, and Idaho Office of Emergency Management’s Public Information Officer, Natalie Shaver.

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