Arcadia Firefighters Stage WMD Training

Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Drill Was Part of Preparations for Upcoming Breeders’ Cup

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Last week, Arcadia Fire Department personnel attended a simulated Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) event in the water yard north of Fire Station 107. The training included 20 victims with varying degrees of symptoms caused by exposure to an unknown, hypothetical biological weapon.

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During the drill, contaminated victims and the affected area were isolated to keep the contaminant fully quarantined, decontamination areas were established, and the victims were treated and transported to numerous area emergency rooms. This drill was conducted in preparation for the up-coming Breeders Cup.

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