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September 25, 2007

Disaster drill will be staged Sunday in Providence

PROVIDENCE -- A disaster drill will be staged Sunday at the Rhode island Convention Center to test responders' readiness, Mayor David N. Cicilline's office said.

It will simulate a "full-scale emergency" at the convention center in which toxic chemicals released into the air cause hundreds of injuries. Nearly 300 people have volunteered to portray victims, according to today's news release.

The Providence Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security will hold the drill starting at 8 a.m.

It means carrying out various emergency plans and will involved first responders from Providence, Pawtucket, East Providence, Warwick, Cranston, Central Falls, West Warwick, North Providence, and Johnston, plus mutual aid from elsewhere. Also involved will be Rhode Island Emergency Management, the state Health Department, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, hospitals and other agencies.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:44 PM | Permalink

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