Volunteers Sought For Health Department Emergency Drill

Want to help the Oak Creek Health Department prepare for a disaster?

The department is seeking volunteers for a mass dispensing drill on June 15.

Participants will drive their cars through a controlled area at the Municipal Services building, 800 W. Puetz Road, and practice requesting and receiving medication. (No medication will actually be handed out.)

The exercise is part of the Cities Readiness Initiative, which is intended to test the Oak Creek Health Department's plan to provide medication to masses of people during a disaster. 

The drill will provide valuable information for future planning, according to a Health Department news release. It will be a timed event and test traffic flow, screening and dispensing stations, forms and communication. 

If interested, call the health department at (414) 768-6539 for a time assignment. Participants should allow 30-60 minutes for this exercise. 

All volunteers will receive a gift bag and be entered into a drawing for a Woodman’s $25 gift card and two Milwaukee Bucks tickets (valued at $52 each) for the 2011-2012 season.

For more information, visit the Health Department's website.