FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
STEPHENVILLE, Texas—The Tarleton State University Police Department and area emergency response agencies will conduct a practice exercise beginning at 8 a.m. Sunday on the Stephenville campus.
The drill involves emergency personnel and vehicles—including ambulances, fire trucks, police units and medical helicopters—and provides training for Tarleton nursing students. Police will secure the mock disaster area and limit campus access.
In keeping with routine drill policy, details of the simulation will not be released ahead of time.
The drill ends around 11:30 a.m.
Tarleton, celebrating 100 years as founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. As a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, leadership, excellence and service.
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Contact: Cecilia Jacobs, News & Information Director
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