HSB employees learn to face disaster
Glynis Crawford Smith/The Highlander
Safe extraction of victims is critical to active shooter events. At 'active shooter' response training in Horseshoe Bay Thursday, Feb. 23, that occurs after the 'all clear' as Bobbi Havens, safely wrapped in canvas, is carried from city hall by Horseshoe Bay Fire and Police Department personnel, from left counter-clockwise,Travis McDaniel and Ryan Guthrie, both HSBFD; David Vaughn, HSBPD, and Terry White and Kurt Goshen, both HSBFD.
A drill carried out Feb. 23 in the City of Horseshoe Bay simulated an "active shooter" event.
Conducted by the Horseshoe Bay Police Department (HSBPD), and Horseshoe Bay Fire Department (HSBFD), the simulation brought employees, as well as Marble Falls Area Emergency Medical Service (MFAEMS) ambulance crews into a scenario with gunmen and explosives.
“This training will allow the individual agencies to coordinate and respond with one another to a simulated active shooter situation and later evaluate their collaborative response,” said HSBPD Chief Rocky Wardlow.
“This joint training will assist our agency in reducing the risk to our firefighters by incorporating procedures, training, and protective equipment, while providing rapid stabilization, treatment, and evacuation of the wounded despite hazardous conditions that would otherwise delay treatment,” said HSBFD Chief Joe Morris.
It all took place at city hall, with employees taking the roles of “good guys” to be protected and treated for wounds and “bad guys” to be ferreted out and arrested.
