NEW JERSEY TRANSIT POLICE TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL AT BAY HEAD YARD
April 17, 2024
The drill, which will gauge responses to a simulated transportation incident, will take approximately three (3) hours to complete. Residents and customers are advised that they will see an increased presence of police and emergency personnel in the area of Bay Head Yard.
The drill will not impact NJ TRANSIT’s service. The drill will be contained to Bay Head Yard and is not open to the public.
In addition to New Jersey Transit Police Department personnel, the following entities will also be participating in the exercise:
- New Jersey Transit Office of Emergency Management
- NJ TRANSIT Rail Operations
- Bay Head Police Department
- Bay Head Fire Department
- Bay Head Office of Emergency Management
- Point Pleasant First Aid Squad
- Point Pleasant Borough Fire Department
- Brick Fire Department
- Mantoloking Fire Department
- Point Pleasant Borough First Aid Squad
- Manasquan First Aid Squad
- Ocean County Sheriff’s Department OEM
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Lacey Township EMS
- Jackson Township EMS
- Beachwood EMS
- Ocean County EMS Coordinators
- Ocean County Fire Coordinators & Fire Marshal
- NJ EMS Task Force
- Red Cross
The New Jersey Transit Police Department annually conducts multiple drills and training sessions simulating various transportation emergency scenarios throughout the statewide system to increase preparedness.
About NJ TRANSIT
NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 925,000 weekday trips on 263 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 166 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.