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Top officials attend weapons of
mass destruction exercise

Logan County official participating in international exercise

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The congressionally mandated national weapons of mass destruction (WMD) exercise series is designed to provide training for federal, state and local responders and top officials. Emergency responders, coordinating agencies and government leaders are being given opportunity to execute a coordinated national (and international) response to WMD attacks.

The full-scale exercise began Monday, May 12, and lasts through Friday, May 16.

Logan County Local Emergency Planning Committee assistant director Terry Storer joined the response effort Wednesday afternoon and will remain involved to the end of the exercise, on Friday. Storer received his assignment at a weekend meeting. However, not unlike a real disaster situation, it could change due to the number of personnel that are involved with actual tornado and storm damage that has been occurring throughout Illinois the last couple of weeks.

 

 

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Storer's assignment is as an exercise controller working at a sub-venue with the DuPage County Health Department at a Strategic National (Pharmaceutical) Stockpile Distribution site. His responsibilities will be 24 hours a day.

Storer chuckled and said he was looking forward to learning how to juggle the responsibilities and when to get some rest. He will learn about managing his personal limits and coordinating in a long-term crisis.

He is looking forward to the experience of working with the federal government.

Storer also said, "There will be people [working at this] from everywhere." There will be assistance from outside the United States. The international experience will provide a different social aspect for him and the other coordinators.

TOPOFF2 is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State.

[Press release / Jan Youngquist]


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