SEVERAL AREA FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE TRAINING OUTSIDE OF UNITYPOINT ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING (MAY 6) IN A JOINT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DRILL.
CREWS FROM SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE WILL ARRIVE FIRST AT 1:30 P.M. WITH SERGEANT BLUFF AND NORTH SIOUX CITY FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVING AT 6:30 P.M.
AS PART OF THE EXERCISE, DEPARTMENTS WILL BRING THEIR 105-FOOT LADDER TRUCKS TO PRACTICE REACHING
THE 6TH FLOOR I-C-U WINDOWS.
THE DRILL IS DESIGNED TO SIMULATE EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF A TOTAL POWER OUTAGE, ENSURING THAT TEAMS ARE EQUIPPED AND PREPARED TO RESPOND SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
