At 7 a.m. Thursday, Lowndes County will conduct its Annual Disaster Preparedness Drill.
Officials with Columbus Lowndes County Emergency Management say this year’s drill should demonstrate the county’s ability to respond to a train or car wreck involving hazardous materials and mass casualties on the Mississippi University for Women’s campus. It is designed to test the response, communications and unified command of the county’s emergency response agencies, including local agencies, state and volunteer agencies and the university.
Participants in the drill include MUW, the Columbus Police Department, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Mississippi Highway Control, Columbus Fire and Rescue, E911, Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency, Columbus Air Force Base, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle and Ambulance Service, the Lowndes County Coroner’s Office, Tupelo Care Flight/Meridian Air Care, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, Mississippi Emergency Management, the Red Cross, United Way and other local and state entities.
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