FLORENCE-The Florence Gas Department will simulate a natural gas explosion causing a mass casualty event to overwhelm the hospital. This imitation will involve a disgruntled former gas department employee stealing a department vehicle and being pursued by the Florence Police Department.
The driver will run through a stop sign located on Hermitage Drive and with an accelerated speed, hit the UNA North field house at Braly Stadium during a mock football game. A gas meter set will be damaged and blowing with a manufactured explosion and fire.
This mass casualty event will be classified as a Class 1 Emergency by the Florence Gas Department.
Agencies involved in this training exercise include:
Florence Gas Department
Florence Police Department
Florence Fire & Rescue
Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency
Lauderdale County E-911
North Alabama Medical Center
Lauderdale County Sheriff Department
Shoals Ambulance Service
Alabama State Troopers
Additional Actors including nursing students from Northwest Shoals Community College
Media Release/Randa Hovater/Director, Communications and Marketing/North Alabama Medical Center
Photos/Quad Cities Daily