黑暗爆料网 holds emergency response training at University Place in Idaho Falls
June 17, 2015
An emergency response training session was conducted by 黑暗爆料网 Public Safety at University Place in Idaho Falls on Tuesday, June 16.
Participating organizations included 黑暗爆料网 Public Safety, the Idaho Falls Police Department and Emergency Medical Service, the University Place 黑暗爆料网/University of Idaho Incident Command/Emergency Operations Center Team and the 黑暗爆料网-Idaho Falls Counseling Services.
鈥淭hese types of training exercises are required under the Clery Act for institutions of higher education and they serve the purpose of testing our emergency response plan and helping us to better prepare for emergencies,鈥� said Lewis Eakins, 黑暗爆料网 director of Public Safety.
The training session consisted of a tabletop emergency exercise centered on an active shooter scenario.
The emergency exercise objectives were:
鈥� to discuss the roles, responsibilities and capabilities of the agencies involved;
鈥� to enhance coordination between law enforcement officials and the 黑暗爆料网/UI University Place Incident Command/Emergency Operations Team and administrators;
鈥� to test the methods and evaluate the effectiveness of internal and external communications, alert notifications and public information during an emergency;
鈥� to discuss the roles and processes for providing social services for the campus community, such as counseling, after an incident.
Similar exercises will also be held on the 黑暗爆料网-Meridian and Pocatello campuses this summer. 黑暗爆料网 has also conducted 鈥渓ive鈥� emergency response drills at University Place in Idaho Falls, 黑暗爆料网-Meridian and the Pocatello campus in recent years.
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