VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for Full Scale Exercise on Saturday, October 5, 2013

The City of Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) is conducting a Full Scale Exercise (FSE) with AMTRAK, various Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) communities and the RI Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) on Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 7:30 AM to 4 PM.

The FSE will take place in two locations; Wickford Junction Station, North Kingston and Royal Little Drive, Providence.

PEMA is looking for 100 motivated volunteers to play the role of passengers aboard an AMTRAK train. The FSE will consist of a Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) response to an incident aboard the train.

All volunteers will meet at the corner of Royal Little Drive and Felix Mirando Way in Providence at 7:30 AM where they will be checked-in, issued a badge and boarded onto RIPTA busses that will depart for Wickford Junction at 8:00 AM. Volunteers can park their cars for free inside the AAA lot. No volunteers will be allowed to drive their POV to Wickford.

Once at Wickford Junction Station, all volunteers will receive a safety brief and be assigned specific roles. A select few volunteers will be designated as "injured" that will require the application of theatrical make-up or moulage. We ask all volunteers to wear clothing that they don't mind getting dirty, torn or having theatrical make-up applied to.

Once the FSE begins, all volunteers will board the AMTRAK at Wickford Junction Station for the first part of the exercise. The train will depart around 12 noon with all volunteers aboard for the second part of the exercise at Royal Little Drive in Providence. Once the Royal Little Drive portion is complete the FSE will end and volunteers will be allowed to return to their vehicles in the AAA parking lot down the street from the AMTRAK train.

Key Information

• The FSE will run from 7:30 AM to 4 PM, Saturday October 5, 2013;
• This event will take place rain or shine;
• Snacks will be provided in the morning at Wickford Junction;
• Lunch will be provided in the afternoon at Royal Little Drive;
• Volunteers will begin and end the day at Royal Little Drive;
• Applications must be received by 26 September;
• No walk-on volunteers will be allowed to participate without meeting the requirements listed below;
• Volunteers will be notified of their approval to participate only after their waiver is signed and background check clears.

Participant Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older;
• Must sign a waiver to participate;
• Must clear a background check preformed by Providence Police Department at no cost to the participant.

Any volunteer interested in participating may register for the event by filling out the registration form and sending it back to Felicia Porawski-Balbi. The form provides information on how to submit the registration.

If you have any questions about this event please feel free to contact fporawski@providenceri.com or by calling 401-680-8096 during normal working hours.

Download the Registration Form