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Bellingham emergency center gets pre-Olympics trial run
When the 2010 winter Olympics open in Vancouver next February, a new $4 million communications center at Bellingham International Airport 45 miles south will be a key site for counterrorism and security operations.
When the 2010 winter Olympics open in Vancouver next February, a new $4 million communications center at Bellingham International Airport 45 miles south will be a key site for counterrorism and security operations.
Officials say a key goal of the center is to make sure travelers move through the border safely and quickly.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano arrives on Monday to tour the Olympic Coordination Center, which this week begins a pre-Olympics trial run tied to the World Police and Fire Games in Vancouver from July 31-Aug. 9.
The center will then shut down until the Olympics, when it is expected to operate at closer to capacity, with seating for 54 representatives of up to 40 state, federal, local, tribal and Canadian agencies.
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