Preparing for campus emergencies

Last Updated on July 15, 2024 by Cass County Communication Network

SOURCE: News release from Cass County Emergency Management Agency

The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium “Crisis Management for School Based Incidents” course was held today in Cass County. The course was held at Logansport High School and arranged by the Cass County Emergency Management Agency. Funding was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

This course is for school administrators and emergency responders to educate rural public safety personnel as well as school administrators and staff to effectively respond to an emergency involving a school building or an entire school system. The training is designed to public safety partners including law enforcement with a foundation of knowledge and skills that will enable them to progressively establish a school-based emergency response plan and crisis management team through information sharing and training.

Participants came from a wide geographic area, some traveling multiple hours to attend.

Participating agencies included:

Adams County Health Department

American Red Cross

Cass County Emergency Management Agency

Columbia City Police Department

Converse Police Department

Huntington City Police Department

Indiana Department of Health

Indiana University Health Emergency Medical Services

Logansport Community School Corporation

Logansport Police Department

Marshall County Health Department

Noble County Health Department

Northeast Fire District

Parkview Emergency Medical Services Huntington County

Pulaski County Emergency Management Agency

Pulaski County Health Department
Rossville Consolidated School Corporation

Tippecanoe School Corporation

Wabash County Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Western School Corporation

Whitley County Consolidated Schools