Excerpts from kfvs12.com:
A full-scale exercise will test emergency personnel and emergency management teams against an agro-terrorism scenario on July 21 and 22 at Rubenacker Farms.
Personnel from fire, EMS, law enforcement, emergency management, and the Illinois National Guard will participate. The event that will include scenarios like a grain bin rescue, other technical rescues, a hazardous materials release, and a large-scale water operation.
The agencies involved are MABAS Divisions 47, 52, and 68, MABAS Illinois, multiple public safety answering points, multiple emergency medical services, law enforcement, emergency management, and state agencies.
For more information, contact Bryan Jennings MABAS Division 47 at (618) 267-5521 or bjennings113@gmail.com.
