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On May 17, 2009, the New York City Office of Emergency Management and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey tested the agencies’ response to two simulated explosions in one of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) tunnels in an exercise called Operation Safe PATH 2009.
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About 150 OEM Community Emergency Response Team volunteers acted as victims of the explosion. Volunteers were covered with makeup and fake wounds to look like real accident victims in need of emergency care.
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More than 800 emergency responders from the New York City Police Department, the Fire Department, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Department of Environmental Protection participated in Operation Safe PATH 2009. The responders evacuated the PATH train and the station and assisted in the treatment and transport of accident victims.
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The drill evaluated intelligence and investigation, search and rescue, on-site incident management, and participants' ability to maintain a coordinated inter-agency response to the emergency.
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One of the key goals of the exercise was to ensure the safety of unharmed witnesses and the quick assistance of injured people.
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Including evaluators, observers, and support staff, more than 1,000 people participated in Operation Safe PATH 2009.
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