Law enforcement and Fire agencies from Deschutes County, Jefferson County and Crook County, in cooperation with the Redmond School District, and several other partner groups, are conducting a mass casualty drill at Elton Gregory Middle School, 1220 NW Upas Ave, Redmond, OR, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Roadways in the area will be closed starting at 7:00 AM, with limited access granted to residents and businesses directly affected by the closure of NW Upas Ave between NW 10th Street and NW 15th Street. Notifications to affected residences and businesses were made last week, and reader boards will be erected in the area advising others.
The purpose of the training is to rehearse the unimaginable, so we and all associated stakeholders can be better prepared in the event an actual mass casualty incident occurs in our community. During the training, a large first responder presence will be visible to passersby. In November 2018, Redmond Police and Redmond School District conducted a similar training event at Obsidian Middle School.
Students and staff from the Redmond School District will be assisting by role-playing, and Central Oregon fire agencies will rehearse transporting a large number of injured people. Additionally, school buses will be used to transport the non-injured to the reunification center.
It is the vision of the Redmond Police Department to make Redmond the safest community in Oregon. This training will help us to respond better should an incident of this nature ever occur.
