Local agencies to participate in mass casualty training exercise

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Local law enforcement, first responders and hospitals will be participating in a full-scale mass casualty exercise tomorrow, June 8 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The agencies include the Sidney-Shelby County Health Department, Wilson Health, Sidney Police Department, Sidney Fire Department, Shelby County EMA, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

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This exercise is intended to assess emergency response to a mass casualty incident involving an active shooter.

As part of the exercise, simulated gun shots, smoke and other loud noises may be heard or observed near the Sidney-Shelby County Health Department building sometime between 9 and 9:30 a.m.

Poplar Street will be closed between West and Franklin streets from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for the drill.

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