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RI officials testing hurricane response
Disaster simulation to take place this week
Updated: Monday, 30 Jul 2012, 5:36 AM EDT
Published : Sunday, 29 Jul 2012, 11:05 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island emergency management officials are testing out the state's response to a major hurricane.
The state's National Guard and Emergency Management Agency are holding a hurricane simulation beginning Sunday night.
Dubbed "Vigilant Guard," the statewide exercise is designed as practice and to help identify ways to improve the state's planning and response to a natural disaster.
Also participating in the drill will be National Guard members from Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Overall 1,100 National Guard members will take part in the simulation, which is set to run through Thursday.
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