{"id":1380,"date":"2016-04-25T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2019-12-30T10:15:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T19:15:39","slug":"responders-test-skills-emergency-drill-fairgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/responders-test-skills-emergency-drill-fairgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Drill at Fairgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Responders Test Skills in Emergency Drill at Fairgrounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you had visited the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\">Alaska State Fairgrounds<\/a> earlier this month, you likely would have been <strong>shocked to see a school bus collided with a train.<\/strong> Figures strewn alongside the railroad tracks. Firefighters carrying victims with head lacerations and other wounds. 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The exercise, organized by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, took place on April 1 and 2 at locations throughout the Mat-Su, including the fairgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>Held every two years, the <strong>Alaska Shield exercise allows responders to test their nerves and skill in a no-fault zone.<\/strong> More than 3,000 people participated in the 2016 drill, which included school evacuations, cyber attacks, terrorist threats, dismantling of a fake bomb, a hazardous leak, and the school bus\/train collision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Fair joined Alaska Railroad,<\/strong> US Army 716th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment, Alaska Army National Guard 103rd Civil Support Team, Mat-Su Borough Hazmat Team, local firefighters, Boy Scouts from Troop 130, LifeMed, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, Colony and Palmer High Schools, Palmer Police, Red Cross and even VIPs from the Mongolian Army as participants in the emergency drill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Fair was pleased to be part of this important event, which helps ensure our community is ready to respond to disasters,\u201d says Jerome Hertel, Fair general manager. <strong>\u201cIt\u2019s another example of how the Fair works to be a gathering place for Alaskans throughout the year.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>See the full story and more photos<\/strong> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.885965321512447.1073741865.303712499737735&amp;type=3\">Mat-Su Borough Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responders Test Skills in Emergency Drill at Fairgrounds If you had visited the Alaska State Fairgrounds earlier this month, you 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