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Home My WebLink About04-068 - Sound Transit - Fire Department Aerial Platform Apparatus Mitigation for Emergency Access• • SOUNDTRANSIT July 12, 2004 The Honorable Stephen Mullet, Mayor of Tukwila City of Tukwila 6200 Southcenter Boulevard Tukwila, WA. 98188 RE: AERIAL PLATFORM APPARATUS MITIGATION FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO SOUND TRANSIT AERIAL GUIDEWAY Dear Mayor Mullet; As you know, Sound Transit is planning to construct approximately 5 miles of its Central Link light rail system within the City of Tukwila, of which approximately 87% is on elevated structures. We have worked together over the past few years through our Fire/Life Safety committee to coordinate design reviews, fire department equipment, code compliance, and other life/safety issues. Although our overall system has been designed to be in compliance with the NFPA 130 code for fixed guideway transit and passenger rail systems, we recognize that the City of Tukwila has not adopted that code as part of its body of codes. We want to meet the applicable City of Tukwila code requirements, and ensure that the system will function as designed during operations, particularly in an emergency. We have worked on methods to ensure that firefighters have sufficient access to the guideway in an emergency to rescue people, put out a fire, or attend to some other emergency needs. As we bring this new type of essential public facility into your city, we want to do our part to provide the necessary resources to ensure that your firefighters can expeditiously get onto the guideway to affect a rescue, if needed. Towards that end, in lieu of the stair towers shown on the previously submitted design plans, we will provide rescue equipment and make it available to the City of Tukwila to aid in emergency rescue on the guideway. Similarly, we will procure a 100 foot aerial platform apparatus to support your ability to access the elevated guideway. It is our anticipation that we will procure the aerial platform apparatus along with the necessary hoses and equipment, to the specifications of the City of Tukwila. Under this one-time capital procurement, Sound Transit will work collectively with your staff to identify appropriate vendors and necessary equipment, we will solicit proposals, fund and manage the procurement contract and deliver the rescue equipment along with the aerial platform apparatus fully equipped, ready for service to the City of Tukwila approximately twelve months after Notice -to -Proceed is issued to the successful construction contractor for erection of the elevated guideway. Sound Transit will convey ownership of the aerial platform apparatus to the City of Tukwila along with full responsibility for use, maintenance, replacement, and staffing. Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority Union Station 401 S. Jackson St. Seattle, WA 98104-2826 Reception (206) 398-5000 Facsimile (206) 398-5499 www.soundtransit.org Chair John Ladenburg Pierce County Executive Vice Chairs Greg Nickels Seattle Ila yor Mark Olson Everett Coaadlnzenzber Fred Butler Issaquah Deputy Council Preside, Jack Crawford Kezznmrc Cozuuilnnenzber David Enslow Simmer Conaeibuennlzer Doug MacDonald Ir'a. hington State Department o/ Transportation Secretary Connie Marshall Bellevue Mayor Richard Mclver Seattle C'ozuzcilnnenzber Julia Patterson Kung County Cozuzcilnzenzber Dwight Pelz King County Coancilnzenzber Kevin Phelps 7izconza Co,uzei/nzenzber Larry Phillips Chain King County Council Aaron Reardon Snohomish County Executive Ron Sims King County E.reeatire .lack Start XIII Creek Councilmember Claudia Thomas Lakewood Deputy Mayor Pete von Reichhauer Fite Chair, King County Cou,zei Chief Executive Officer ,Toni Earl SOUNDTRANSIT • . RE: AERIAL PLATFORM APPARATUS MITIGATION FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO SOUND TRANSIT AERIAL GUIDEWAY Providing this aerial platform apparatus and the associated equipment list, is not intended to increase the duty of City of Tukwila to either its citizens or the passengers on the rail system, nor does it increase Sound Transit's duty to the City of Tukwila or its citizens. This aerial platform apparatus will facilitate access to the guideway for emergency responders to ensure that our collective emergency rescue plans are fully functional. It is our expectation that providing the aerial platform apparatus will ensure that we have significantly enhanced your ability to access the aerial guideway. To ensure that emergency response personnel have access to water and sufficient staging areas, at appropriate intervals along the guideway, Sound Transit also plans to provide 7 designated emergency access points along the guideway, where we will; 1) Install a dry standpipe from the ground surface to the aerial guideway and then running 300 feet in each direction along the guideway 2) Install a new fire hydrant (or upgrade an existing hydrant) within 150 feet of the access point to supply a fire flow of 1500 gpm at 20 psi 3) Provide a hard surface sufficient to stage the aenal platform apparatus and support its outriggers. We recognize that The City of Tukwila has authority to require mitigation to ensure access to the aerial guideway in the event of an emergency and we understand that the Fire Chief is authorized to determine such mitigation. The only code that addresses emergency access to a rapid transit aerial guideway is NFPA 130 which requires access points at 2500 foot intervals. We feel that by providing the City of Tukwila with an aerial platform apparatus, fire hydrants and standpipes at the 7 designated emergency access points, and supplemental fire hydrants at additional locations along the aerial guideway as indicated on the attached list, we can provide nearly continuous access to the guideway for maximum emergency access flexibility and generally exceed those code requirements. We feel that these provisions will provide sufficient mitigation for any issues related to access to the aerial guideway for emergency rescue. We further recognize that the initial aerial guideway section that successively crosses Boeing Access Road, I-5, and the BNSF tracks, is difficult to access due to rough terrain and varying elevations. We have included provisions for high grade ultra-thin fire hose in the equipment fist to increase the amount of hose that can be carried on your fire trucks. We are confident that including this specialty hose in the equipment that we furnish, will provide sufficient mitigation for the areas where it is either impractical or cost prohibitive to provide fire hydrants or access points. Similarly, we have included several portable halogen light plants and one trailer -mounted fight plant with a 30 foot mast to ensure that you have equipment to light the guideway in the event of an aenal rescue. Our emergency rescue plans provide for access to the guideway via a combination of aerial platform apparatus and a rescue train. In the unlikely event that a train becomes disabled while on the aerial guideway, upon notification to the Operations Control Center, we will Page 2 of 6 C:IWINDOWSITEMPIFire Rescue Equipment and Truck Letter-v2.doc SOUNDTRANS17 RE: AERIAL PLATFORM APPARATUS MITIGATION FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO SOUND TRANSIT AERIAL GUIDEWAY mobilize the nearest train for exclusive use of the emergency responders. This plan will allow one team of emergency responders to respond immediately to the scene of an incident and gain access to the guideway via the aerial platform apparatus while another team would proceed to the 154th Street Station to board the rescue train. Further support will be provided, as necessary, by emergency responders boarding trains to the north of the incident. Traction power for our trains in the Tukwila segment will be provided by four Sound Transit substations. Those four substations will be fed from 3 independent Seattle City Light substations to provide continuous power and redundancy in the event of an outage or emergency at one or more substations. This will ensure that we will have power for our rescue train to bring emergency rescuers along side of a stranded train or to push or pull a disabled train. Our design also includes a 2'-6" wide center walkway to serve as an evacuation route on the guideway and cables along the edge of the guideway instead of a wall to improve access for rescuers who need to get onto the guideway. Sound Transit will work with the City of Tukwila to jointly develop procurement specifications that are mutually agreeable to both parties. We have allocated a total budget of $1,500,000 for all of these items. Once the permits are approved, and we have awarded the contract for the aenal guideway construction, we will begin the procurement process for the aerial platform apparatus and the associated rescue equipment. Considenng our construction schedule, we will have plenty of time for you to receive all equipment and apparatus before testing and commissiomng begins. This proposal consists of this letter of concurrence, along with the attached Tukwila Fire Department Equipment List and the table of Designated Access Points & Hydrant Locations. It is our understanding that your concurrence with this proposal brings resolution to the outstanding issues between Sound Transit and the Tukwila Fire Department regarding stair towers, emergency rescue, and hydrants. Of course we recognize that this agreement is final, subject to the conditions noted in this letter and concurrence by the Sound Transit Board and the Tukwila City Council. If you find this proposal acceptable, please indicate your concurrence by signing below. As soon as we receive your concurrence, we will delete the stair towers from the previously submitted design plans. Page 3 of 6 C:IWINDOWSITEMPIFire Rescue Equipment and Truck Letter-v2.doc -T SOUNOTRAN51T • • RE: AERIAL PLATFORM APPARATUS MITIGATION FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO SOUND TRANSIT AERIAL GUIDEWAY Thanking you in advance for your consideration. Sincerely, Ahmad Fazel, Link Director cc: Nick Olivas, City of Tukwila Fire Chief Steve Lancaster, City of Tukwila, Director of Community Development Brian Shelton, City of Tukwila, City Engineer Joni Earl, Chief Executive Officer Vernon Stoner, Deputy Executive Officer Steve Sheehy, Legal Counsel Ron Lewis, Link Deputy Director Joe Gildner, Link Deputy Director Robert Parsons, Link Civil Engineering Manager John Harrison, Initial Segment Manager Hamid Qaasim, Agency QA Manager Rod Kempkes, Project Manager Leonard McGhee, South Corridor Manager I concur with this proposal in principle; The Honorable Stephen Mullet, Mayor of Tukwila Page 4 of 6 C:IWINDOWSITEMPIFire Rescue Equipment and Truck Letter-v2.doc • • RE: AERIAL PLATFORM APPARATUS MITIGATION FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO SOUND TRANSIT AERIAL GUIDEWAY Tukwila Fire Department Equipment List Rescue Systems 4 - Halmatro Hydraulic Rescue Train Rescue System 4 - Halmatro Toe Jack System for above system 1 - A — frame cable hoist system for Rescue 51 24 - Special Metal cutting blades for rail cars Variable Flow Hose Nozzles 6 - Blitz Fire Nozzles 19 - 2h/2s Task Force Model JI4OF 19 - 21/2s Task Force Model HMTO 6 - 13/4" Task Force Model HMO -STD 12 - 1314" Task Force Model HMD —VPGI 7 - 13/4" Task Force Model BFH Fire Hose 7,600' of 5" Niedner Supply Line 14,000' of 21/2s Snaptite Ponn Conquest hand line 8,500' of 13/4" Snaptite Ponn Conquest hand line 1,500' of 1" Snaptite Ponn Conquest hand line Lighting Equipment 4 - Bull Dog 1,000 -watt portable metal halide light stands I — 25 KVA Light tower trailer with 30' manual 4 light head tower Mass Causality Supplies 2 – 26" enclosed cargo trailers with emergency lighting and supplies for 100 patients 1 – Tow Vehicle Ford F-550 Flat bed with emergency lights and radio system High wheel kit for above Page 5 of 6 L:\Safety & Assurance\SAFETY\FireLifeSafetyCommittee\City of Tukwila\Letters of Concurrence\Fire Rescue Equipment and Truck Letter-v2.doc RE: AERIAL PLATFORM APPARATUS MITIGATION FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO SOUND TRANSIT AERIAL GUIDEWAY DESIGNATED ACCESS POINTS & HYDRANT LOCATIONS Location Type of access Stationing along Guideway at access point Distance to next access points Hydrant within 150' of access point 'On: MLKtng Way ,::: At -grade .527+80 1220 .=- = Existing Over Boeing Access Road Ladder 540+00 560 Existing Over 1-5 Ladder 545+60 1440 None Over Airport Way Ladder 560+00 500 None Over Airport Way Ladder 565+00 600 None Along E Marginal Way Ladder 571+00 630 Existing Pad/Stanepipe.atTPSS.on'E Marginat W, ;Ladder 577+30 ' :. ;320 :_ Existing - Over S112th St Ladder 580+50 1370 Existing Over S116th St Ladder 594+20 280 Existing !Pad/Sterrdpipe'ort EMW at A49 . Ladder _ = 597+0.0 °: : 600LL New by ST -- Over SR599 Ladder 603+00 1200 None Over Metro On-ramp Ladder 615+00 500 Existing Pad/Startdpipe;ori.Metro Base, .. Ladder` 620+00'1' '' -- :' 1900 -- Existing . . Over 42nd Ave South Ladder 639+00 940 New by ST Over SR599 Off -ramp to Gateway Dr Ladder 648+40 360 New by ST Over SR599 On -ramps from Gateway Dr Ladder 652+00 300 New by ST Over Gateway Drive Ladder 655+00 350 New by ST Maitit: Access-Stair/Standpipe : : - Stair . _: 658+50; :550 ;--_ New by ST : - Over 47th Ave South Ladder 664+00 900 New by ST Over South 136th Street Ladder 673+00 750 None Over South 138th Street Ladder 680+50 1400 None Hi-Raii' Ades; -t44t 4:1ViacAdarnIld At -grade 694+50, s_ --1300:'-.,:-, NeW-by ST At 146th Ave South Ladder 707+50 1620 None ad/Standpipe:at:.;D05 4St5Ith.:St.; Ladder <723+70 - -, 480--; Existing - Over 52nd Ave South Ladder 728+50 600 Existing Over 51st Ave South Ladder 734+50 2050 Existing PactfStaiidpipe.at Southcenter Blvd Ladder : 755+00.:, = -: 880` = _ Newby ST Over 42nd Ave South Ladder 763+80 1520 Existing :Over the':S1;54th St:station Park'&: Ride Stair 779.,+00_ . .Existing: *' *:DESIGN.ATED ACCESS POINTS WITH HARD SURFACE Page 6 of 6 L:\Safety & Assurance\SAFETY\FireLifeSafetyCommittee\City of Tukwila\Letters of Concurrence\Fire Rescue Equipment and Truck Letter-v2.doc