Everett Police and Firefighters train together every month at Everett Mall.
Today MyEverettNews.com and other area media were invited to watch the interaction between the police, fire crews and dispatchers as they worked through responding to an active shooter. The drill including finding the shooter, dealing with people who were injured, making the area safe and treating victims.
Everett Police Spokesman Aaron Snell told MyEverettNews.com a main goal is working out the communication and coordination of the different parts all while experiencing the sounds and sights of active shooting in progress.
Here are some MyEverettNews.com photos showing today’s training. Click photo to enlarge.
Actors playing injured victims are the first thing police encounter.
A squad of police officers arrives at an entrance to the mall.
More police arrive at the mall.
Medics and Firefighters are brought in by police
Helmets and bulletproof vests are now part of the gear carried on every Everett Medic unit.
Police and medics enter an outside door to the mall.
Armed officers watch the backs of firefighters and medics as shots are heard from a nearby room.
Police and fire crews enter an area where shots have been heard.
Observers in orange vests watch how police and firefighters communicate and work together.
Two Mukilteo Firefighters look back as they exit the mall with a victim.
A SNOPAC Dispatch supervisor explains the importance of having dispatchers see a scene they may somehow have to describe from afar.
A debriefing is held after each scenario to evaluate how things went.
The City of Everett and Everett Mall signed an agreement in January for the training to happen every month this year.
April 4, 2017
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