EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES TO CONDUCT HIGH-RISE TRAINING DRILL IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH ON OCT. 23; SOME STREETS TO BE CLOSED TO MOTORISTS

at 512 N. Salisbury Street. There will be a large number of emergency equipment at the site. Also, to create a realistic training environment, artificial smoke will be pumped into the upper floors of the Archdale Building. Citizens should not be alarmed when they see the smoke.

To accommodate the training drill, the following street intersections will be closed in Downtown Raleigh from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 23:

· Wilmington and Lane streets;

· North and Blount streets;

· Polk and Blount streets;

· Wilmington and Peace streets;

· Salisbury and Peace streets; and,

· Salisbury and Lane Street.

Agencies participating in the high-rise building training drill, in addition to the Raleigh Fire and Police departments, are Capital City Police, Wake County EMS, Raleigh/Wake Emergency Communications Center and the Facilities staff at the Archdale Building.