March 12, 2008

Tomorrow morning, Thursday, March 13, Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in conjunction with the City Emergency Responders Planning Group will hold a mock crisis drill at CPCC's Harper Campus (315 West Hebron Street). The event is scheduled to better prepare for possible threats to campus security and to test the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Safety Plan.

The live exercise is being conducted during the College's Spring Break and will use student and staff volunteers in a simulated incident. In addition to CPCC, the exercise includes the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Charlotte Fire Department, Medic, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management and Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office.

Hebron Street will be closed between Nations Ford Road and Arrowood Road from 0700-1700 hours. Please take Arrowood Road or Nations Ford Road as alternate routes. We will be sending a Geo-Notify to the neighborhoods in advance of the drill to alert them to the presence of large numbers of emergency vehicles and potential loud noises during the drill.