Autor(s):

Stefan Iliev, Academy of the Ministry of the Interior, Bulgaria, stefan_iliev_gb@abv.bg

https://doi.org/10.55630/STEM.2025.0720

Abstract:

    The paper presents the state of the railway tunnels in the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as the plans for the construction of new similar facilities. The probability for occurrence of fires in railway tunnels is examined and the accompanying dangerous factors are also indicated. Attention is paid to the operational considerations when performing firefighting activities in rolling stock in cases of fires that occurred in tunnels. The possibilities for improvement of the firefighting activities are analyzed. The results of the work have scientific and applied significance and cоuld be used both by officials involved in the organization, management and implementation of firefighting and rescue activities, as well as by the teaching staff and trainees when organizing and conducting theoretical classes and practical trainings.

Keywords:

Safety; Railway Tunnel; Emergency; Fire; Firefighting;

Received:

29-09-2025

Accepted:

15-12-2025

Published:

29-12-2025

Cite (APA style):

Iliev, S. (2025). Operational Considerations when Performing Firefighting Activities in a Train Fire that Occurred in a Railway Tunnel, Science Series "Innovative STEM Education", volume 07, ISSN: 2683-1333, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, pp. 226-234, DOI: https://doi.org/10.55630/STEM.2025.0720

PDF file address:

http://www.math.bas.bg/vt/stemedu/books/07/STEM.2025.0720.pdf