Legal and Protective Services Students Conduct Mock Search and Rescue Operations at Southeastern Regional Voc Tech

Having already received their various Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certifications, Legal and Protective Services majors at Southeastern demonstrated their skills in a series of mock search and rescue operations in the woods adjacent to the Foundry Street campus. Students were required to search for and find hurt or injured “victims,” then triage and transport them to the mobile command unit while utilizing radio communication and keeping a log of times and details.

Operating the incident mobile command unit was Bristol County Deputy Sheriff Salgado. Colonel David Gavigan, in charge of the Homeland Security Unit at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office, Southeastern’s Resource Officer Chris Aker and Legal and Protective Services instructors were also in attendance for this 4th annual demonstration. Preschoolers in the Early Childhood Education program enjoyed exploring the mobile command unit, hearing the siren, and meeting the deputy sheriff.

The mock search and rescue operations are a culminating activity to demonstrate the practical application of the Legal and Protective Services students’ federal Citizens Emergency Response Training certifications from FEMA. During their freshman year, the students are required to pass their Instant Command System Training (ICS). By sophomore year, students add their National Incident Management System (NIMS) certification, with juniors earning their certifications in Citizens Emergency Response Training (CERT).

An all-day graduation and induction event will be held for the juniors at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office on May 17, 2016, where students will receive acknowledgements from the CERT representative(s) from their own city or town. Should there be a real emergency incident in their respective cities and towns, the CERT trained students can be called upon to render assistance.

The following Southeastern students participated in today’s events:

Brockton: Oluwagbemiga Akinwunmi, Tiara Alexis, Rosangelis Barry, Brendan Beattie, Alexandria Campbell, Samantha Chong, Erica Costa, Jason Depina, Camden Duquette, Padayissa Fecu, Zuleci Grande, Wesley Henderson, Aleigha Howell, Gabriel Jardine, Mollie MacDonald, Nakiya Matthews, Victor Monteiro, Alycia Montrond-Bullock, Nolan Nixon, Bryana Pena, Elsa Teresa Pires, Arianna Rios, Taryn Scanlon, Janni Soriano, Wesley Watson

East Bridgewater:

Stephen Kelley, Casey Sylvester

Easton: Lesser-Jean Baptiste, Rebecca Walsh

Mansfield: Konnor Brian, Katie-Anne Dalton, Catherine Fitzgerald, Dylan Lightman

Stoughton:

Ashley Amaral, Sara Campos, Dylan Flynn, Eric Marley, Andy Monteiro, Jason O’Neil, Miranda Sousa, Marissa Wade

Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School is a public 9-12 vocational high school located in South Easton, Massachusetts, serving approximately 1372 students from Brockton, East Bridgewater, Easton, Foxboro, Mansfield, Norton, Sharon, Stoughton and West Bridgewater.