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IED attack exercise to be conducted on Fort Hood

Fort Hood emergency response officials will conduct their annual full-scale exercise May 22-24 centered on the theme of "Multi-Jurisdictional Improvised Explosive Attacks."
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Fort Hood emergency response officials will conduct their annual full-scale exercise May 22-24 centered on the theme of “Multi-Jurisdictional Improvised Explosive Attacks.”

According to Fort Hood, the exercise consists of various incident sites. First responders from Fort Hood and local law enforcement and hospitals will conduct the multi-jurisdictional IED exercise at several locations across main post, North Fort Hood and West Fort Hood.

Emergency response procedures will be in effect May 22 with ongoing recovery efforts and return-to-normal operations May 23-24. Participants and role players supporting the Fort Hood incident will be onsite from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 22.

Fort Hood said routine traffic on the installation is expected to experience minimal impact. Traffic control measures will be implemented in the vicinity of incident sites which may result in short delays due to the exercise. Housing areas are unlikely to be affected during peak school drop off or pickup lines, Fort Hood officials said.

In addition to emergency response vehicles and personnel, Fort Hood said visual or audio effects may be observed in the incident area and at local hospitals. Fort Hood Soldiers serving as role players (identified by wearing a Red or Yellow vest) may be seen leaving post in emergency vehicles imitating casualties with mock injuries and wounds cosmetically engineered to convey a realistic appearance. Emergency response vehicles will be transporting these Soldiers to area hospital emergency rooms.

Fort Hood said the exercise will begin with the following voice test message:

“Attention, this is a test of the Fort Hood emergency warning system. This is only a test. If this had been an actual emergency, additional instructions would be broadcast. This is only a test.”

Other Fort Hood mass warning and notification systems to include AtHoc (computer pop-ups and telephonic notification) may be sued to simulate commands such as “Shelter in Place,” “Lock Down” or “Personnel should remain indoors” during the exercise.

All exercise instructions will be preceded and followed by “EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE.” Residents should not be alarmed and need not respond.

In the event of an actual emergency, exercise play will immediately halt and emergency personnel will respond accordingly.

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