Category Archive: MOCK DRILLS

National Guard air exercise planned over Myrtle Beach next week

You may see fighter jets escorting a single engine plane in the skies over Myrtle Beach next Tuesday, as the South Carolina Air National Guard conducts an air defense exercise. The fighter jets are… Read More

Hazmat training held for Danville Virginia officials

Over the next few days, members from several state agencies will be participating in a hazardous materials training in downtown Danville in order to prepare for situations they could face in their day-to-day… Read More

NYPD Plans to Release Non-Toxic Gases in the Subway from July 1-30th

The New York City Police Department and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory are scheduled to conduct this July the largest urban airflow study ever to better understand the risks posed… Read More

FEMA to stage massive drill at Pennsylvania amusement park today

Just a heads up: Since the government likes to stage drills at the same time as real catastrophic events – Sandy Hook and the Boston bombing are the most recent – it is… Read More

Teachers Shocked, Frightened After School Holds Unplanned Shooting Drill

Teachers were shocked and caught off guard when an Oregon school held a school shooting drill. The Oregonian reports Pine Eagle Charter School in Halfway held the drill last Friday as children were home… Read More

JUST A DRILL: NYPD will deploy ‘harmless’ gas into subway in terror response drill

The New York City Police Department announced Wednesday that it will deploy, then track, what it calls “harmless” gases into the city’s subway system over three non-consecutive days this summer. The plan, to be… Read More

Cincinnati area officials to simulate mass casualty disaster next month

CINCINNATI – Emergency workers from across the region will come together next month to train for the unthinkable, but necessary: Preparing for an event like one that rocked the Boston Marathon Monday. A mass… Read More

This is only a drill…

North Hills Hospital is proud to be hosting one of the largest emergency preparedness drills ever held in the state of Texas this week. We will be partnering with the North Central Texas… Read More

Three Mile Island Nuclear Facility emergency drill set for Tuesday afternoon

Do not be alarmed if you see a lot of emergency vehicles setting up at Three Mile Island Tuesday afternoon. Also, don’t be concerned if you hear announcements from the nuclear power plant’s public address system.… Read More

St. Louis Residents Get “Strange” Text Message From Feds

Thousands of St. Louis residents reported receiving a “strange” text message from the government over the weekend, unaware that their cell phones had been automatically enrolled into a FEMA alert program that they… Read More

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