Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 29, 2010

Emergency response exercise begins at RFK Stadium

Drill will test regional response

Metro’s emergency response exercise at the RFK Stadium parking lot began at 10 a.m. Monday, March 29.

The exercise involves a simulated explosion on a Metrobus with multiple passengers injured or killed. The scenario also includes a second explosive found on a bus in a garage and a phone call stating that additional explosive devices have been placed on other buses.

The Metro Transit Police Department explosives ordnance detection team will respond, along with the police, fire and emergency medical services personnel from the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The exercise is designed to test the multi-jurisdictional coordination and response needed to mitigate a major incident in the Metro system.

Residents in the area of RFK Stadium and the Stadium-Armory Metrorail station should expect to see numerous police, fire and emergency response vehicles, first responders and volunteer “victims,” and may hear a loud noise in the area until about 2 p.m. There is no emergency. It is just a drill.

News release issued at 10:15 am, March 29, 2010.