Some photos from the Emergency Management Drill

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A county-wide emergency drill was held last Wednesday at the Holland Elementary School Gymnasium and at Memorial Hospital. The team that conducted the tabletop exercise in August, Industrial Safety and Training Services (ISTS), returned to put on the full scale exercise.

Here is the article about the tabletop exercise.

The emergency consisted of a chemical explosion that occurred at the Holland Gymnasium. Several “victims” were lying around outside the location and other victims were located in the building. EMS also transported victims to Memorial Hospital. Memorial staff were required to treat chemical burns and other factors involved in a poisonous chemical spill.

At the scene firefighters responded and began to decontaminate the area and attempt to retrieve victims from within the building. EMS responded to the scene as well as police officers.

According to Tammy Miller the observers gave the Dubois County emergency responders good marks on their response and procedures during the exercise.

The photos below are graphic in nature but no one in the photos was actually injured.

An exhaust fan, helmet, and handheld video surveillance system are just a few of the tools the firefighters used to manage the scene.
Smoke from the smoke machine rolls from the basement windows of the Holland School Gymnasium.
Holland Fire Department First Responders assess Julie Caphart's injuries at the scene of the accident.
Victims lay on the ground demanding the attention of the first responders during the emergency drill.
A room in the basement represents the scene of the accident. A cooler filled with dry ice and water, a smoke machine, a high pressure air leak, and two non-respondent victims create a pretty realistic science lab gone wrong scenario for the firefighters to manage.

 

 

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