Federal, State, and Local First Responders Join ECPI University for Mass Casualty Disaster Response Simulation
Interdisciplinary Drill Designed to Simulate Campus Active Shooter Drill
Manassas, VA – More than 200 ECPI University students will team up with approximately dozens of first responders to simulate a mass casualty event at the Northern Virginia campus in Manassas on Saturday, October 12. Criminal Justice, Nursing, Surgical Technology, and Radiography students will engage in a fusion-based response event that begins with heavily armed active shooters entering campus, inflicting casualties, then barricading themselves in a classroom. Included in the first responders who will be guiding the students along the way are:
- Virginia State Police
- Prince William County Police
- Fairfax County Police
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Manassas Park Police
- First Responder Canine
- City of Manassas Community Emergency Response Team
Based on course of study, students will be assigned to teams in order to establish a perimeter, command and control operations center, negotiate with hostage takers, triage victims, and provide emergency care.