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  • a lI nf LO OE NE Yl CIE ENG MEE SEN ewsmagazine Homeland Security Summer Disaster Drills Prepare WCU for Emergency, Make Cullowhee Safer by Jessica Jarrard | WCnewsmagazine - Imagine sitting in class on any given day of the week, only to be interupted by an explosion on campus. This explosion may have blown up near you, or it could have happened across campus, either way you were affected by it. Imagine walking out of class, if you are able, and finding classmates and professors hurt or injured and lying on the ground in a cloud of smoke. Such disasters are possible on campus as they are possible anywhere, and must be deait with in an effective manner. To ensure that such situations would be handled properly in the event of an emergency a disaster drill took place involving local police, fire, and EMS. This drill was designied to be life-like and real in hopes of uncovering the strengths and most importantly the weaknesses of the university's emergency response tactics. Sounds of explosions coming from Stillwell rang across campus, as smoke created by machines used by the Theater department went in every direction blinding rescue workers. Rescue workers entered the building to find twelve victims. Students,. faculties, and volunteers played roles such as victims, witnesses, victims in shock from the disaster, and even CNN reporters reporting live from the cite. Faculty was involved as well. Each department was involved, or at least had someone there to represent them. Personne! involved included WCU police and EMS, along with local fire departments, police, and emergency workers. Even Mission Hospital in Asheville was dispatched. Their helicopter, also known as MAMA flew in to evacuate victims from the scene. Prior to the drill those involved did a table top exercise in which everything was mapped out before the actual drill took place. Those involved were given scenarios and asked what they would do in that situation. The drill played quite closely with the exercise, and therefore personnel were able to make split second decisions. Following the drill, there were two debriefing sessions. The first took place immediately after the drill was complete. The second was conducted later, in which key people involved got together and discussed what should be done differently in the event Mock decontamination cites simulate exactly what would happen in the event of a chemical spill. of a real disaster. Lt. Bob Scott of the WCU PD expressed that the biggest problem was the lack of bottled water on such a hot day. He said it was a factor that no one had thought about as there were so many personnel running around in the heat of the day in full uniform, that water became a necessity. He mentioned that such precautions will be taken in the near future to ensure that there is a reserve of water and food somewhere on campus in case of an emergency. Other minor problems included communication difficulties between the EMS and police. Lt. Scott suggested that next time, they would have two different frequencies for police and EMS so there is not quite as much interference between the two. Another problem was communication. Anytime you have a large scale emergency, communcation always seems to be a problem, says Lt. Scott. This is a universal problem. He even mentioned that such problems occured in the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, as there was oo" CAMpOSnEws Emergency personnel practice loading patients into the ambulance and the helicopter. not nearly enough adaquate communication between rescue workers. in the event of a real emergency, there needs to be an administration designed to handle the documentation of the event. Such documentation is important as the university can be reimbursed for any expenditures through Homeland Security or Emergency Management, but not without documentation. in the future, WCU would like to have this drill when all students are present. This first drill took place in late May between mini-mester and summer school sessions. There were few people in Cullowhee able to participate. The police department and emergency workers feel this type of drill should take place when everyone is present, because everyone is affected when such disasters occur. The enthusiasm was great, says Lt. Scott. | hope we can do this at least once a year. With the threat of terrorism, such drills are important. Such drills are also important for natural disasters, like that of a mock chemistry lab explosion in an academic building. Chancellor Bardo and other faculty and staff were present during the drill. s of the disaster drill? email us: wc@wcu.edu_
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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolin...

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