The Providence Journal on a simulated catastrophe scheduled for this past Saturday:
"They’re going to have a train in the yard to act as the actual incident,” said Peter T. Gaynor, director of the Providence Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security.
The scenario calls for 130 volunteers to manage the activities and to serve as “victims” — 85 injured and 15 dead — who will appear with realistic wounds and as relatives of “victims” seeking their loved ones. Officials will set off at least one smoke bomb to simulate a fire in the “wreck” that was caused when a train struck a piece of Amtrak maintenance equipment and was “derailed.”
“We want to make it as real as possible,” Gaynor said.
No comments:
Post a Comment