Purdue University to simulate emergency to test response

The exercise will simulate an assault by armed gunmen involving multiple buildings, a scaled-down version of the Virginia Tech tragedy in 2007, and will test police, EMS, communications, and the Purdue Alert system.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Purdue University) July 6, 2010 -- Purdue University will test its emergency preparedness July 14 with the simulation of an on-campus event. The exercise is funded by a grant from the Department of Education Emergency Management in Higher Education program.

Purdue's Campus Emergency Preparedness and Planning Office, in conjunction with the Purdue Homeland Security Institute, will simulate an assault by armed gunmen involving multiple buildings, a scaled-down version of the Virginia Tech tragedy in 2007.

The exercise, which will be concentrated on the southwest side of campus, will test police and emergency medical service's ability to respond as well as the Purdue Alert system and communications, said the director of university emergency preparedness.

The exercise will begin at approximately 8 a.m. and will be completed by noon. Signs will be posted in the affected areas. Drivers and pedestrians are asked to used caution and watch for emergency response vehicles.

Link: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2010/100706WrightExercise.html

Source: DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report