the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Glen Rock NJ, The New Jersey Transit Police Department’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), together with local, county, state and federal partners, will conduct a training exercise on Saturday, November 2nd at Glen Rock Main Line station beginning at 8 a.m.
The drill will simulate a mass casualty incident and will take approximately four hours to complete. This is a large-scale drill with more than 150 volunteers participating in the exercise.
Residents and customers are advised that they will see an increased presence of police and emergency personnel in the area of Main Street and Rock Road during the exercise. The exercise will be contained on board the train and the Main Line Station parking lot.
Important note: During the exercise, the eastbound platform at Glen Rock Main Line will be closed. Customers traveling to Hoboken will utilize the westbound platform for eastbound trains from 6am-12pm. Customers boarding at Glen Rock Main Line Station can purchase a ticket on the train without the $5 surcharge during this time.
The New Jersey Transit Police Department regularly conducts drills and training sessions simulating various transportation scenarios throughout the statewide system.
In addition to New Jersey Transit Police Department’s personnel, the following entities will also be participating in the exercise:
Police
Glen Rock Police Dept.
Ridgewood Police Dept.
Hawthorne Police Dept.
Fair Lawn Police Dept.
Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office RDT
FBI –Joint Terrorism Taskforce
Fire
Glen Rock Fire Dept.
Wyckoff Fire Dept.
Waldwick Fire Dept.
Fair Lawn Fire Dept.
Fair Lawn Rescue
Hawthorne Fire Dept.
Paramus Rescue
Ramsey Rescue
EMS
Glen Rock EMS
Ridgewood EMS
Hawthorne EMS
Ho-Ho-Kus EMS
Midland Park EMS
Valley Hospital ALS
Bergen County EMS Special Operations Group
NJ EMS Taskforce
Office of Emergency Management
New Jersey Transit OEM
Glen Rock OEM
Bergen County OEM
