MEDIA ADVISORY: Full-scale emergency exercise at Wheaton Station on Sunday, Feb. 26

Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) and Montgomery County emergency responders will conduct a full-scale emergency response exercise at Wheaton Station on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023 from 8:45 a.m. until approximately 2 p.m.

The exercise will take place inside the tunnel between Wheaton and Forest Glen and will simulate real-world conditions to test the operational and evacuation coordination, and interagency communication between MTPD, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Montgomery County Police, Metrorail and Metrobus operations staff, on-scene responders and support personnel.

WHAT:

Full-scale emergency response exercise to test response to a simulated derailment incident at Wheaton Station

WHO:

Metro Transit Police Department

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service

Montgomery County Police

Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

WHEN:

Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at 8:45 a.m.

MEDIA MUST ARRIVE AND CHECK IN BY 8 a.m.

WHERE:

Wheaton Metro Station 11171 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20902

*All credentialed members of the media must park in the designated media area located at the parking garage at Westfield Wheaton Mall (11030 Veirs Mill Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20902). Street parking is available on northbound Georgia Avenue between Prichard Road and Reedie Drive

Media that would like to attend the exercise should RSVP no later than Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 by 5 p.m. by calling 202-962-1051.