County-Led Evacuation Exercise Set for May 15; Ridgeway Officials Seek Volunteers
County emergency management briefed council on a full-scale evacuation exercise centered near Ridgeway on May 15 (9 a.m.'4 p.m.). Officials said the exercise will simulate helicopters, sirens, traffic control and reunification processes and asked residents to sign up as volunteer evacuees or role players.
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County emergency-management staff briefed Ridgeway councilors on a full-scale evacuation exercise scheduled for May 15 that will simulate evacuating a neighborhood outside town limits but moving through the town. The exercise will run approximately 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include responders, traffic control simulations, evacuee processing, simulated injured individuals, EOC activation and coordinated public information.
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