Multi-Agency Emergency Drill Oct 10, 2009

On October 10th, 2009, the MSC CERT team lead by Scott Mizen participated in an emergency drill involving the Boy Scouts from several Troops in West Tennessee. This drill was held at the BSA annual Camporee on the Maubury family farm in Denmark, TN.

The drill scenario was a school bus accident / fire with multiple injuries that required emergency responders to suppress the fire, locate and extract the victims and transport them to a Triage area managed by the CERT Team.

The drill was very realistic complete with professional makeup (lacerations, abrasions, impalements) designed and applied by Leah Gray, CERT Coordinator for Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN.

Emergency responder units participating the the drill, which was run twice that day, were:

Madison County Fire Department
City of Jackson Fire Department
Medical Center EMS
Madison County Sheriff's Department
Lifeforce Air Evac.
Jackson-Madison County Emergency Management Agency

Congratulations to all who participated in this important and valuable drill. As it happened, the same day of the drill, a real life bus accident occurred in Utah very similar to our scenario. It can happen and the skills learned and practiced here in Madison County could save a life someday.

G. Michael Winslow, CERT Coordinator
Jackson-Madison Co EMA
District 10 - TN Homeland Security