Americans are. Pre 9/11 Americans were like little kids; Invencible,
Undestrcutable, untouched, now Amaerica is paranoid. I am not saying
nothing else will ever happen but having cute little Moch Sessions
only feed the fear in my opinion and don't prepare for future events.
We need to Learn from our past. Face the destruction, mayhem, and
idocy that lead up to the events of 9/11 and happened afterwards and
do something about it. Amaericans in general all need to take a long
hard look at Society and ask "What the hell has happened to us?" Or
maybe more importantly "What can I do to help change where our society
is heading?" the most important part of that question is a single
letter, "I". Don't pass the blame or pass the responsibility off to
someone else take control.
Adam H
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 06:45:34 -0500, Deanna Schneider
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I fail to see how this accurately tests anything.
> First off, if it's planned, then hospitals will have extra staff in
> place for the day (like that's reality!?!).
>
> Secondly, if the bus is "mangled" they wouldn't be able to get the
> kids in the bus once it's on its side. And, I'm pretty sure no parent
> is going to agree to having their kid in the bus before it's tipped
> over and "mangled." So, getting kids out - that would amount to
> opening the emergency door?
>
> Third, if it truly exploded, there would most likely be other cars
> involved, as well as potential bystanders involved/injured.
>
> Sort of seems like a massive waste of money.
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:16:11 -0600, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "Mock attack will test terrorism response "
> >
> > Monday, September 20, 2004
> >
> > By Lynn Moore
> >
> > CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER
> >
> > Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan)
> >
> > Terrorists will strike a busload of students in the Whitehall area on
> > Tuesday, killing more than a half-dozen and sending dozens more to
> > hospitals.
> >
> > It's not a crystal ball that allows such a disaster to be foreseen. It's all
> > in the plans -- disaster preparedness plans, that is.
> >
> > The disaster won't be real, but it will look real, and the participants --
> > including students, emergency room personnel and firefighters -- will act as
> > if it's real.
> >
> > The exercise, one that is becoming familiar in the post 9/11 era, is part of
> > attempts by emergency responders and Muskegon County school districts to
> > prepare for the worst.
> >
> > The exercise, which will involve the aftermath of a supposed explosion on a
> > school bus at 9:30 a.m. at Durham and Holton-Whitehall roads in Whitehall
> > Township, is being funded by homeland security grants awarded to several
> > area school districts and Muskegon County.
> >
> > Local school district transportation directors instigated the exercise
> > because they wanted to test their abilities to respond to emergencies, said
> > Tom Spoelman, transportation consultant for the Muskegon Area Intermediate
> > School District. They eventually hooked up with Muskegon County Emergency
> > Services, and planning for the event has been under way for about a year,
> > Spoelman said.
> >
> > The exercise will test not only school transportation directors, but also
> > the Muskegon County Emergency Operations Plan, which involves many agencies
> > throughout the county.
> >
> > About 60 middle and high school students from Reeths-Puffer and Whitehall
> > public schools will be part of the exercise, according to Kristin Tank,
> > public information coordinator for the MAISD. Local law enforcement
> > agencies, fire departments, human service agencies, transportation services
> > and medical services will participate.
> >
> > Students from Muskegon Community College and Reeths-Puffer will assist in
> > applying makeup to add to the reality of the gruesome scene. Between 200 and
> > 300 people will observe the exercise, including school bus drivers, school
> > administrators, emergency personnel and evaluators from agencies across the
> > state who will provide feedback.
> >
> > ****The exercise will simulate an attack by a fictitious radical group
> > called Wackos Against Schools and Education who believe everyone should be
> > homeschooled. Under the scenario, a bomb is placed on the bus and is
> > detonated while the bus is traveling on Durham, causing the bus to land on
> > its side and fill with smoke. *****
> >
> > The exercise will begin with the bus -- an out-of-service vehicle donated by
> > Ravenna Public Schools -- on its side, having been placed there by Dale's 24
> > Hour Towing Service, which is donating its time and resources. Fire
> > departments will respond and test their abilities to get at victims inside a
> > mangled bus.
> >
> > Hackley and Mercy General both will be able to test their new emergency
> > rooms, each of which will get between 15 and 20 "victims." Eight or nine
> > deceased students, represented by mannequins, will be transported to the
> > county morgue, Tank said.
> >
> > Frantic parents will be part of the staged disaster, flocking to schools and
> > hospital emergency rooms.
> >
> > The exercise is similar to an event staged a year ago at Heritage Landing
> > that involved a mock chemical disaster, which also was the supposed work of
> > terrorists and tested the county's emergency preparedness.
> >
> > White Lake Fire Authority Chief Bob Phillips said his department is lucky to
> > be heavily involved in Tuesday's exercise by virtue of the location planners
> > chose.
> >
> > "The potential exists (for a devastating incident) every day the school
> > buses are on the road," Phillips said. "It's not something that happens a
> > lot, but it's something we need to be trained in.
> >
> > "That's what we're hoping for is to learn what works and what doesn't work
> > before an incident actually happens."
> >
> > <http://www.mlive.com/news/muchronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-5/10956933145431
> > 0.xml>
> >
> > Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan)
> >
> >
>
>
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