WMATA, 8/26:
MEDIA ADVISORY: Full-scale emergency exercise on Yellow Line Bridge Sunday Morning
Metro Transit Police, the District of Columbia and Arlington County will conduct a full-scale emergency response exercise on the Yellow Line Bridge on Sunday, August 28, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m.
The exercise, which will take place on the elevated track approaching the Pentagon Station over the Potomac River, will simulate real-world conditions to test coordination and communication between on-scene responders, Metrorail operations staff, Metro Transit Police and support personnel.
WHAT
Full-scale emergency response exercise to test response to a train derailment on the elevated track over the Potomac River.
WHO
Metro Transit Police
Arlington County Fire
DC Fire and EMS
Alexandria Fire Department
US Park Police
US Park Service
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire and Rescue
Prince George’s County Fire Department
WHEN
Sunday, August 28, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.
MEDIA MUST ARRIVE AND CHECK IN BY 8:00 A.M.
WHERE
US Park Police Headquarters*
1100 Ohio Drive SW
Washington, DC 20242
*All credentialed members of the media must park in the designated media area located in the US Park Police Headquarters parking lot. Live trucks will be allowed on the striped curb lane of Ohio Drive after the Yellow Line Bridge. This will be the best vantage point to view the exercise.
