Tabletop exercise discusses expectations and responses for when the unthinkable happens
From right, Ephrata School District Assistant Superintendent Ken Murray, assistant ESD PIO Brenda Murray, volunteer Grant County Sheriff’s Office PIO Maria Garcia and ESD lead PIO Sarah Morford listen to the discussion of communication in a tabletop exercise.
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Ephrata Fire Chief Jeremy Burns, right, makes a point during a discussion on communication and emergency response while Grant County Sheriff’s Corporal Jason McDonald and Ephrata Police Chief Erik Koch listen.
EPHRATA — Emergencies do not respect time or place, and sometimes the unthinkable happens. Ephrata School District officials already have thought about the response if the unthinkable happened at Ephrata High School, but how would they get the information out to parents and district patrons? Getting the word out was the subject of a tabletop exercise with ESD officials, law enforcement and firefighters and the district’s insurance carriers Thursday.
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