FREEPORT (AP) — A mock hurricane hitting the northeastern United States and eastern Canadian provinces will be staged to test the response of emergency agencies from both sides of the international border.

The exercise will be run Wednesday from Freeport, Maine. The exercise scenario is built around a Category 3 hurricane which has a catastrophic impact on the northeastern states and eastern Canada.

Participants will address problems such as a widespread loss of power and communications in both countries and moving emergency response resources across the border.

This exercise will test plans and procedures developed by the International Emergency Management Group, a consortium of emergency managers from northeastern states and eastern Canadian provinces.