MEDIA ADVISORY: Full-scale emergency exercise at Greensboro Station Sunday Morning
Metro Transit Police and Fairfax County will conduct a full-scale emergency response exercise at Greensboro Metrorail Station on Sunday, June 26, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 11:00 a.m.
The exercise, which will take place inside the tunnel between Greensboro and Tysons Corner stations, 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 smoke and fire incident inside the tunnel between Greensboro and Tysons Corner stations. |
| WHO | Metro Transit Police
Fairfax County Fire Fairfax County Police Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management Fairfax County Department of Transportation Virginia Department of Transportation Virginia State Police |
| WHEN |
Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. MEDIA MUST ARRIVE AND CHECK IN BY 8:00 A.M. |
| WHERE | Greensboro Metrorail Station*
8305 Leesburg Pike Vienna, VA 22182 |
*All credentialed members of the media must park in the designated media area located in the Tysons Square Shopping Center parking lot (8359 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182). Check in is located inside the station on the mezzanine level, near the Station Manager kiosk. A designated media area will be established for viewing the exercise.
News release issued at 4:04 pm, June 24, 2016.