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Law Enforcement Simulating Mass Casualty Situation for Training at Port Miami

What to Know

  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, along with Miami-Dade Police and port security, will be participating in a joint simulated mass casualty drill.

If you see a heavy police presence Tuesday morning near Port Miami, don't worry: it’s only a test.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, along with Miami-Dade Police and port security, will be participating in a joint simulated mass casualty incident drill.

Intended to provide the closest possible simulation of an actual disaster, this drill will be recreating some of the scenarios that took place during a boiler explosion aboard a cruise ship back in 2003.

The drill is scheduled for 10 a.m.

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