Training for tragedy: First responders train for active shooter, mass casualties
Tahoe Daily Tribune
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Emergency Medical Services treat wounded students in the "warm zone" during South Lake Tahoe active shooter training drill.
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Police respond to shots fired during the active shooter drill.
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Students participating in the active shooter drill are placed in a triage, which identifies the most severely injured patients.
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Care Flight simulates landing and taking off from mass casualty location. The drill included multi-agency coordination. Each agency plays an important role in emergency situations.
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The drill at South Lake Tahoe High School simulated an active shooter and mass casuality incident. This drill trained local first responders to effectively prepare for a mass traumatic event situation.
Cheyanne Neuffer / Tahoe Daily Tribune
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — First responder agencies across South Lake Tahoe held an active shooter training exercise this week.
The drill was held at South Tahoe High School and then at Barton Memorial Hospital Wednesday afternoon.
South Tahoe Police Lieutenant Shannon Laney told the Tribune that in case some officers had never seen the inside of the high school, having the muscle memory would help in a active shooter situation.
The event also simulated mass casualties in the large-scale traumatic event.
“It will give the officers muscle memory of South Tahoe High School.” Laney said. “This is our high school, so if there’s going to be a high school shooting, it will be here.”
He said the multi-agency drill was expensive but well worth the investment.
“In a community like ours, we all work together [Talking about all the small agencies in SLT],” said Laney.
Communications manager for South Lake Tahoe Chris Fiore said, “Today is the day to know what things are working and not working so we are prepared for when an incident happens. If something is not going to work, today is the day to figure it out.”
Agencies participating included the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, Cal Tahoe JPA, Barton Health, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.
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