Emergency Perimeters for Lac-Mégantic Train Disaster

Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, contains geographic perimeters established following the July 6, 2013 train derailment and explosion. The data delineates controlled access, emergency response, and reintegration zones for operational identification. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial relationships between the yellow (controlled access), red (emergency response), and green (reintegration) perimeters for disaster response planning.
• Map the extent of the restricted emergency responder zone (red perimeter) relative to the city center to assess operational logistics.
• Use the inactive green reintegration perimeter to study phased recovery and re-entry protocols post-incident.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Government and Municipalities of Québec.
• Explicitly defines three distinct operational zones (yellow, red, green) with clear purposes.

Limitations

• No row or column counts, sample data, or file size information is available.
• The core metadata description was machine-translated, which may introduce ambiguity.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

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Time Range

Following July 6, 2013

Freshness

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Geography

Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada