Rescue Drill at Ground Zero on Sunday

New York Times
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 13, 2009

Hundreds of emergency responders will stage an emergency drill this weekend at ground zero.

The drill, which will take place on Sunday morning, will simulate a response to an explosion at a PATH commuter rail train in the tunnel between the World Trade Center site and northern New Jersey.

Officials say there will be no sound of an explosion, but emergency vehicles will respond with flashing lights and sirens.

More than 800 responders will participate from the New York City Police and Fire Departments and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Port Authority says Vesey Street, on the north side of ground zero, will be closed to all but emergency vehicles. PATH rail service will be suspended from 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The drill is expected to last about two hours.

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World Trade Center PATH station to close Sunday morning for emergency drill

Posted: May 14, 2009
Judy Rife

NEW YORK ? The World Trade Center PATH station will be closed from 6 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday to accommodate an emergency response drill.

The drill will involve hundreds of emergency personnel from the Port Authority police and the New York City police and fire departments. It will last at least two hours.

In addition, streets around the station will be closed to pedestrians and/or vehicles. Emergency vehicles will be using lights and sirens as they respond to the scene.

Customers bound for Manhattan can still use PATH's 33rd Street line from Journal Square or Hoboken Terminal during the drill.