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County officials describe full-scale ethanol spill exercise with regional partners
Summary
Supervisors said a full-scale emergency-management exercise practiced response to a simulated ethanol tanker spill near Lyle; officials praised Minnesota fire teams and identified communications and mutual-aid coordination lessons.
County supervisors reported on a full-scale emergency-management exercise organized by Mitchell County emergency management that simulated an ethanol tanker incident and involved about 50 participants from multiple agencies and jurisdictions.
S3 described the exercise as covering operational command and control, public information, sealing a rail tanker and victim mitigation steps. He said responders timed each phase — call, vehicle arrival and team actions — and identified areas to streamline. A county official noted that roughly "28,000 gallons" were suspected leaking in the scenario and that Minnesota fire teams and railroad responders provided capabilities the county had not previously observed.
Participants discussed gaps and improvements, including radio communications and mutual-aid interoperability. County officials said the exercise yielded actionable lessons for future coordination with neighboring jurisdictions and rail responders.
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