SERTC launches online program

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"This innovative new training model adapts to today's challenges and meets first responders where they are despite the ongoing pandemic," said TTCI President Lisa Stabler.Photo – Progressive Railroading files

The Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC), an initiative of the Transportation Technology  Center Inc. (TTCI), has launched its first online training academy.

The SERTC will use the new platform to continue providing training to the nation's first responders despite ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The online classes will fulfill the classroom component of the training and give participants a leg up when they can safely travel to Pueblo, Colorado, for the hands-on portion of the class, TTCI officials said in a press release.

"This innovative new training model adapts to today's challenges and meets first responders where they are despite the ongoing pandemic," said TTCI President Lisa Stabler.

Through railroad and government-sponsored initiatives, financial assistance is available for firefighters and first responders interested in enrolling in SERTC training programs. As part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, qualifying SERTC participants can receive full funding for the new online training module.

TTCI is a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads.