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6-10 truckloads of sand delivered,drivers have been sent home and are on call if needed. <br /> Casselton fire: standby no update <br /> EMS-Public housing has been checked on some residence are staying put while other have evacuated. <br /> Troopers-Standby no update <br /> City of Casselton-Standby no update <br /> From the earlier meeting with the 8 that went and surveyed the derailment site reported the following: <br /> 15-20 tank cars are burning crude oil <br /> 15 grain cars have tipped over and are on their side <br /> 2 locomotives are a total loss/burned <br /> The tank cars that are full are not pressurized at this time. The best case is to let the tank cars burn and <br /> then re-assess at first light. <br /> In the meantime demolition of the grain cars will begin. The cars and their contents will be pushed by <br /> bulldozers to the north. Once the tank cars are safe to handle might be sometime mid-afternoon they <br /> will be also pushed to the north so all debris is contained. <br /> Dylan and his team will be working tonight on the grain cars. Contact info will be passed on. <br /> CTEH (Center for Toxicology & Environmental Health)team has been deployed and will be on the <br /> ground shortly. Departed from Little Rock,AR <br /> Meeting adjourned <br /> 0030-Sheriff Laney met with command staff on scale backs for tonight, as well as gearing up for <br /> tomorrow. <br /> 0100-Several members of IAT, and all ERT team members A and B sent home.The IAT deputies were <br /> given specific times to report back. 3539 sent home to be back at 0600. 3519 was sent home to be back <br /> at 0800. <br /> 0200-CTEH arrived briefed and escorted by deputies around the Casselton. <br /> 0220-Demolition and removal of grain cars is going on. Low glow from oil still left burning. <br /> 0250-Minneapolis star tribune called for an update on the incident. We talked about air quality, <br /> evacuations, and the weather conditions. <br /> 0300-Command meeting led by CTEH staff Alan Nye. <br /> S.O.Wait and prepare <br />