July 21, 2005
Emergency drill planned for Aug. 3
Several local and regional agencies will be testing their ability to respond to an emergency involving mass casualties caused by a weapon of mass destruction in a drill to be held at the UW Aug. 3
The drill, which will occur from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., will cause transportation to be disrupted in a section of campus. The area bounded by University Way NE and Roosevelt Ave. NE, and NE Campus Pkwy. and Lincoln Way, will be used by police, fire and transport vehicles involved in the emergency exercise.
A total of 350 people are expected to participate, including personnel from the Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Police Department, Bellevue Police Department, UW Police Department and UW Medical Center. This simulated emergency will include about 60 individuals who have volunteered to serve as patients who have injuries and who may need to be decontaminated.
The Terry-Lander residence hall will be the location for the simulated emergency, which will involve the release of a neurotoxin.
Several Metro transit routes will be rerouted to avoid the area of the drill.
