JENNINGS COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is conducting an emergency response exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center this week.
More than 300 emergency responders will respond to a simulated earthquake. Emergency workers will practice evacuation, fire management, and search and rescue techniques until Thursday. The simulation will include flooded homes, debris-littered streets and multiple casualties.
“These exercises are one of the best ways Indiana’s emergency personnel can practice disaster plans and procedures,” said John Erickson, Public Affairs Director for IDHS. “This intense week allows responders to learn from near real-life experience that will help them better serve Hoosiers in a real-life event. This is as real as it gets without an actual disaster.”
The simulation will also include the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the Indiana Department of Transportation, the Indiana State Department of Health, the Indiana State Police, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, the Integrated Public Safety Commission, the Ohio All Hazard Incident Management Team, and the Indiana National Guard.