Suicide Prevention Nevada

Suicide Prevention Nevada

Rail Road Suicide Prevention Services in Nevada Every day, an average of almost one hundred people die by suicide in the United States. It is the tenth leading cause of death in this country. Suicide does not discriminate. The reasons why people take their lives are...

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Nevada Rail Road Safety

Rail Road Safety TipsIntroduction There are many things to consider when traveling by rail, but safety should always be your top priority. Here are some tips to help you stay safe while enjoying your journey. Basic Safety Tips The blog section for the article "Rail...

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Letter to the Editor and the Rail Auxiliary

I was recently published in a major railroad magazine about law enforcement and trespassing on railroad property. In that letter to the editor I emphasize supporting law enforcement and in particular local law enforcement. I also understand that local uniformed law...

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Washoe Sheriff’s Rail Auxiliary Helps the Homeless

This Christmas and New Year holiday, the Washoe County Sheriff's Rail Auxiliary teamed up with the Reno Ambassadors to help the homeless who were hanging around the AMTRAK station in Reno, Nevada. The "RAT Pack" were able to locate homeless individuals in and around...

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Rail Auxiliary Team supports Amtrak’s RAILSAFE

This Fall as well as during the Thanksgiving holiday the Washoe and Storey County Nevada Rail Auxiliary Teams supported Amtrak's RAILSAFE by monitoring a challenging highway-grade crossing and patrolling the Reno Amtrak station. Teams like this provide augmentation to...

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Al Qaeda Rail Threat

In August 2017, Al Qaeda (AQ) put out their "Inspire" magazine. The magazine specifically focused on attacking the railroad infrastructure. There were a couple of news articles and broadcasts about this and that was it. What I found to be absolutely unbelievable was...

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Rail Suicide Prevention

Two weeks ago the Washoe County Sheriff's Department Citizen Corps graduated more than 40 volunteers who are trained on reportable situations on the railroad tracks to provide rail awareness reports to local law enforcement (who normally respond to rail trespass...

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Stabbing on Train

Well, it is only a matter of time before it gets to the United States. We had a terrorist that stabbed numerous people on a train in Europe. I keep thinking about the AMTK long distance trains and the lack of security at those remote stations. With copycat Homegrown...

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