The Mountville Fire Company and West Hempfield Township Police Department, in cooperation with several other local and county organizations, will hold a joint exercise to train first responders on handling various elements of an emergency. The event will take place rain or shine on Wednesday, April 3, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Field of Screams, 191 College Ave., Mountville.

This event will allow responders the opportunity to train for a threat scenario in a realistic way by encountering a crowded venue with lots of distractions and possibly complicated terrain. Residents in the surrounding area can expect to hear sirens and loud noises and possibly see heavily armed responders staging in the area of the Mountville Elementary School, Mountville Community Center, and Field of Screams and the surrounding area while they take turns responding to the mock scenario at the Field of Screams complex. Spring Street will be closed for the training.

For more information, contact Cpl. Ryan McKernan in the public information office of West Hempfield Township Police Department at McKernanR@whtpd.org or email the Mountville Fire Company's public information officer, Peter Taraborelli, at PIO@mountvillefire.com.