Tuscaloosa County To Host Full-Scale Disaster Response Exercise This Week

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Alabama Fire College in Tuscaloosa and Lake Lurleen State Park.on Thursday and Friday will play host to fire officials from across the state for a full-scale disaster response exercise.

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The Alabama Fire College And Personnel Stands & Education Commission said this week that the multiple agencies will meet to increase their level of confidence in working together when a catastrophe overwhelms a community.

The full-scale exercise also aims to enhance preparedness and coordination among first responders and emergency teams in the event of high-impact disasters.

Participating fire departments include: Birmingham, Hoover, Homewood,
Montgomery, Prattville, Mountain Brook, Madison, Boaz, Arab, Guntersville, Fort Payne, Decatur,
Calera, Mobile, Dothan, Tuscaloosa, and Vestavia Hills.

Emergency Management Agencies will also be represented from Jefferson, Mobile, Marshall, and Tuscaloosa counties.

Other agencies represented will include Mobile County Communications District, Alabama National Guard, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Alabama State Strategic Technology Reserve, and Alabama Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce.

The fire college said the exercise will involve scenarios related to urban search and rescue, along with hazardous materials.

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