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Modesto staff announces May 12 medical surge exercise to test hospital surge and emergency plans
Summary
City staff told the CPRB the city will run a medical response surge exercise on May 12 (8 a.m. to noon) simulating an explosion at the Modesto Marathon finish line to test patient movement, hospital surge capacity and the chemack plan; transcript location formatting for the site is unclear.
City staff told the Community Police Review Board on April 15 that the Modesto Office of Emergency Services and partner agencies will run a medical response surge exercise on May 12 to test patient movement and hospital surge capacity.
The exercise is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. and run through noon, staff said, and will simulate an explosion at the Modesto Marathon finish line. "We're acting as if the Modesto Marathon is being bombed," a staff speaker said. The drill will test a planned 20% surge rate, patient movement coordination with hospitals, and the jurisdiction's chemack plan; the scenario will include blocked streets and staged first-responder activity so members of the public may see response activity.
Staff said the site information in the transcript is formatted inconsistently (appearing as "1 10 1 K Street" and later as "one K Street"); they encouraged board members to attend and review the exercise. The transcript also noted the exercise will include MPD, EMS and fire personnel and will be staged in a block of streets near the marathon starting/finish area.
The board was given notice of the exercise but did not take action; staff said it will share additional operational details and public notices as appropriate before May 12.
