The
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, along with various emergency response
agencies, will participate in an emergency training exercise on June 3-4.
The
exercise will occur in and around DeBot Dining Center on Isadore Street,
parking lots P and V and adjacent residence halls on the north end of campus. A
section of Isadore Street, north of Fourth Avenue to Maria Drive will be closed
from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, and no street parking will be allowed.
Neighbors and nearby businesses may see or hear emergency response vehicles and
personnel, such as a hazardous materials team, SWAT team and armored vehicle.
Anyone
not associated with the exercise is asked to avoid the area.
The
joint training exercise with local authorities and
volunteers simulates life-saving
mass casualty decontamination. Volunteers will serve as role-playing “victims” to
add realism to the exercise scenario.
Please note, this is only a simulation. The exercise
provides local, state and federal participants an opportunity to assess
capabilities, plans, policies and procedures. It focuses on decision-making,
coordination and integration with other organizations.
The
following agencies and organizations will participate:
- U.S.
Army Reserve 388th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Company
- U.S.
Army Reserve 409th Area Support Medical Company (June 4 only)
- Wisconsin
State Patrol Northcentral Region
- Wisconsin
Emergency Management
- Wisconsin
Interagency Complex Incident Management Team
- Stevens
Point Police Department
- Stevens
Point Fire Department
- Portage
County Emergency Medical Services
- Portage
County Emergency Management
- Portage County Sheriff’s Office
- Portage County Health and Human Services
- Village
of Plover Police Department
- Village
of Plover Fire Department
- Ministry
Saint Michael’s Hospital
- Salvation
Army
- United
Way of Portage County
- Sentry
Insurance
- UW-Stevens
Point
- UW-Madison
- Northeast
Wisconsin Incident Management Team
- Price
County Emergency Management
- Wood
County Emergency Management
- Marathon
County Emergency Management
- Marathon
County Sheriff’s Office
- Wisconsin
Towns Association
NOTE TO MEDIA:
Media
are invited to attend the joint training exercise and will have opportunities
for interviews, photos and video. All
media interested in attending need to make arrangements in advance. Contact
Nick Schultz, media relations director, at 715-346-2490 or Nick.Schultz@uwsp.edu by noon Wednesday, June 1.