{"id":27596,"date":"2018-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-city-county-participate-in-annual-emergency-training-session\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T09:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:22:21","slug":"tarleton-city-county-participate-in-annual-emergency-training-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-city-county-participate-in-annual-emergency-training-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton, city, county participate in annual emergency training session"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Immediate Release<\/strong>
\nTuesday, December 18, 2018<\/p>\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Representatives from Tarleton State University departments and emergency agencies across Stephenville and Erath County gathered on campus last week for a \u201ctabletop drill\u201d to train for readiness.<\/p>\n

The four-hour exercise involved fictitious exposure of students and staff to a dangerous virus during a study abroad trip. Staff members divided into groups to address operations, planning, logistics, communications, and finance and administration.<\/p>\n

The scenario required deploying emergency personnel and developing action plans.Participants were grouped into functional areas and assigned \u201cinjects\u201d in line with reasonable assumptions, explained\u00a0Kirk Turner, Tarleton emergency management<\/a> coordinator.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese mixed groups worked through their \u2018injects\u2019 in a very organized manner and ultimately guided the issue to a successful conclusion,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will take lessons learned and update our emergency procedures as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

These drills bring together relevant parties \u2014 fire, police, emergency management, utilities, local hospital, etc. \u2014 to play out scenarios and discuss mitigation steps in real-life order. They fine tune strategies and\u00a0are held annually to enhance preparedness in case an incident happens requiring the university\u2019s Emergency Operations Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis training effort is aimed primarily at university members who have responsibility to manage these issues,\u201d Turner said, \u201cbut we\u2019re careful to also include stakeholders across jurisdictional lines such as the city of Stephenville, Erath County and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, who are responsible for providing critical assistance to the university.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe as a university have a responsibility to be prepared in the event of an emergency. Since emergency situations come in all forms and are never scheduled, we conduct regular training exercises to ensure our preparedness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today\u2019s scholars into tomorrow\u2019s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.<\/p>\n

#<\/p>\n

Contact: Phil Riddle, News & Information Specialist
\n817-484-4415
\npriddle@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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