UNIVERSITY NEWS - FEBRUARY 2004

MEDIA CONTACT: Aileen Izquierdo,
561-297-2442, izquierd@fau.edu

FAU To Engage In Emergency Response Drill

BOCA RATON, FL (February 17, 2004) -- Florida Atlantic University and approximately 15 national, state and local agencies will engage in an emergency response exercise on Friday, February 20 beginning at noon and continuing through Sunday, February 22, 2004.

FAU, which has participated in six other drills this academic year, will host this full-scale multi-agency emergency operations exercise titled, “Atlantic Response/Atlantic Hope.” The exercise will take place in Parking Lot #5 of FAU’s Boca Raton Campus, 777 Glades Road.

The exercise will simulate a “Homeland Security” event involving a “mass casualty incident” on university grounds. Surrounding neighborhoods may notice some smoke and sirens coming from the exercise site, as well as emergency response vehicles and personnel on campus throughout the weekend as part of the exercise. From Friday morning to Sunday afternoon Lot #5 and its service road will be closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic for safety and security reasons.

The drill, which is a State of Florida requirement for all state agencies, focuses on testing, training and exercising all-hazard emergency plans.

For more information on the event, call 561-297-3129.
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