Disaster Drill

Written by: Mary Lou Farnum/American Red Cross volunteer
Photo by: Sonja Gross, City of Amarillo, Community Relations Coordinator

These Red Cross volunteers were part of a team of twelve from the Texas Panhandle Chapter who participated in the Airport Exercise conducted Wednesday by the City of Amarillo's Office of Emergency Management.

The Red Cross's role in this drill was to provide volunteers to help with the moulage as well as to provide volunteers willing to serve as "victims"  of an airplane crash. Red Cross also canteened the Exercise with snacks and water. 

While volunteers roasted on the hot tarmac waiting for the emergency medical professionals to triage them, all of them finished the exercise excited to have been part of the drill.

Theresa West, who asked the Red Cross to participate, was quite complimentary of our efforts. "Many of the responders have advised me that the moulage and your personalities made the exercise very realistic," West e-mailed.

Way to go, guys and gals! Job well done.

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