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A three-hour, full-scale exercise put first responders to the test. During a practice drill near the East Kapolei HART station, Honolulu's fire, emergency services and police tackled a pretend derailment. HPR's Sabrina Bodon was there to learn more.
This year, for the first time, the city and federal agencies were able to communicate effectively through their own radio systems on the scene, with the successful test of a patch between a Coast Guard helicopter crew and an Ocean Safety rescue team.