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SUNY Sullivan to Engage in Emergency Drill

 

Loch Sheldrake (Sept. 27, 2011) – Because SUNY Sullivan subscribes to the concept that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," the college will engage in its first full-scale emergency drill, Saturday, October 15 between 8:00 am and noon.

The SUNY Sullivan emergency drill will be conducted as part of the federal education emergency management grant the college received in September 2010. The college was awarded a grant of $284,435. SUNY Sullivan was one of only three community colleges in the nation and one of just two New York State colleges awarded a grant.

Since receiving the award, the college has participated in a number of all-day table-top workshops for the purpose of developing emergency management policies and procedures. The October 15 drill, however, will be the first time that the college will put the knowledge gained in the workshops into practice.

The drill will attempt to create a real-world emergency situation to see how well the campus community reacts and responds. The college will be working closely with local and county emergency service organizations and coordinating the drill through them since they would be the first responders in the event of a real emergency.

"This is an important step for the college to take," said David Seigerman, director of security/ peace officer. "It's one thing to know what to do in the event of an emergency, but it's a totally different thing to actually do what needs to be done in real-time. An emergency drill will allow us to see how the campus responds to the situation and to learn from it. This drill will help take us to the next level of emergency preparedness."

Area residents need to know that the college is conducting this drill because not only will they see and hear emergency vehicles enter and leave the campus, smoke and flames will be visible from the campus.

"We will also be calling up campus volunteers to play the part of victims and evacuees," Seigerman added, "so the public should not be concerned that there has been a real incident on campus."

In the week following the drill the college will evaluate the campus response to determine any corrective measures that need to be taken in the future.