Local Fire Rescue, Emergency Medical Service Professionals to Participate in Mass Casualty Drill

The East Hampton Town Chiefs Association will be holding a multi-agency drill for Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services professionals and volunteers at 555 Montauk Highway in Amagansett on Sunday, Nov. 23. The drill will start at 9 a.m. sharp and will be canceled only in the event of severe weather.

“The members of the East Hampton Town Chiefs work to provide a challenge to our department members to further our skills providing emergency services to the residents of East Hampton and Southampton Town,” said David M. King, coordinating chief and 1st assistant chief of the Springs Fire Department. “This drill greatly enhances our capabilities.”

The drill is designed to coordinate assets in the event of a large-scale emergency and allow our local and regional agencies to work jointly on multiple scenarios occurring in a large, open area.

Participating emergency responders will have the opportunity to practice the skills needed to execute rescues in difficult environments.

“This mass casualty drill will include multiple incidents occurring simultaneously and provide coordination challenges for all the participants,” said East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell. “It is a great opportunity to test and train for such an incident.”

The training exercise will include the fire departments and ambulance companies from Amagansett, East Hampton, Springs, Montauk, Sag Harbor and Bridgehampton, as well as ambulance personnel from Southampton Town; East Hampton Town Police; the East Hampton Village Mobile Command & Communications Unit; East Hampton Town Fire Marshal’s Office; East Hampton Town Highway Department; Assets from Suffolk County, including aviation for MedEvac; Suffolk County Fire Marshals; the Suffolk County Major Emergency Response Vehicle (MERV); the Suffolk County Command Van; and evaluators from throughout Suffolk County, who will critique all participating personnel.