Commission hears FEMA-supported emergency drill recap; staff urge regular exercises
Summary
Staff described a FEMA-assisted emergency exercise simulating an air-show and Fourth of July incident to test command, rescue and hospital coordination; commissioners said such drills should occur regularly.
Staff member (speaker 5) briefed commissioners on a recent FEMA-supported emergency exercise that simulated incidents at an air show and a Fourth of July event. "They had 2 events... We simulated the air show for 1 and the 4th of July event," staff said, describing multiagency coordination among fire, rescue and police and the use of makeup actors to simulate casualties.
Commissioners said the drill highlighted gaps and the importance of regular exercises. Staff said FEMA and the town's emergency-management coordinator ran the scenario and recommended repeating similar tests to strengthen interagency responses for large public events.
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