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6:10 pm
Wed July 18, 2012

MSU Conducts Full-Scale Emergency Exercise

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Regional first responders conducted a simulation involving a campus shooting Wednesday at Michigan State University
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The exercise was conducted primarily at Conrad Hall on the MSU campus.
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First responders worked through a driving rain Wednesday morning to complete their assignments.
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Simulated victims were evacuated from the building and either treated on-scene or at a nearby building.
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A volunteer "victim" is treated for simulated injuries.
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West Akers Hall at Michigan State University served as a makeshift hospital for the purposes of the exercise.
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MSU spokesman Kent Cassella receives an update on the simulation from on-site emergency personnel.
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MSU spokesman Kent Cassella and MSU Police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor conduct a press briefing during the drill.
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Training to respond to acts of violence is a basic function of emergency personnel across the country.  On Wednesday, dozens of first responders from the Lansing region gathered at Michigan State University to test their skills in a mass casualty drill. 

WKAR’s Kevin Lavery watched the drill unfold.

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NewsRoom
5:36 pm
Tue June 26, 2012

Ingham County 911Dispatch Center to Open Wednesday

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Ingham 911 Dispatch Center Director Lance Langdon says his team will be ready for business when the new center opens Wednesday.
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Ingham County’s new consolidated 911 dispatch center is set to open Wednesday.  Its start comes after a brief court-ordered delay at the request of the dispatchers.

Dispatchers had asked an Ingham County judge to block the county center’s opening because they felt their training had been inadequate.  The new center uses a telephone touch screen system that displays information about county emergency units and assets.  The dispatchers had been trained in Livingston County, and said that information did not give an accurate picture of their duties. 

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