CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency partnered with Gateway Medical Center and numerous local agencies to host a full scale training exercise on the morning of Thursday, October 22.
The exercise was conducted in the Dunlop Lane and International Boulevard area. Its purpose was to simulate a large scale hazmat release and allow emergency responders to practice the processes and procedures necessary for a situation of this nature.
Participating agencies included: the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Clarksville Police Department, Clarksville Fire Rescue, E911, Montgomery County Volunteer Fire, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, and Tennessee Department of Health Mid Cumberland Region.
Also part of the emergency training exercise were 38 students from Northwest High School. The students were from the Emergency Preparedness Class and Emergency Medical Responder Class.