Mass Training Exercise Starts Next Week at Old Latson ElementaryMass Training Exercise Starts Next Week at Old Latson Elementary

3/6/14 - A collaborative training exercise involving public safety agencies from across Livingston County will get underway next week and there’s a pretty good chance the public will notice it. The training is being hosted by Howell Public Schools at the old Latson Road elementary school building, which will be demolished this spring. That’s also where some local public safety officials held a media briefing Thursday morning. They explained that once the training does get underway, there will be a large number of emergency vehicles at the school and the sound of gunshots is also possible but there is no need for public alarm. Signs will also be out next week in front of the school to remind the public that the training is in progress Wednesday through Saturday from roughly 8am until 7pm each day. The purpose of the exercise is to put into action the simultaneous responses of police, fire and medical agencies in an active shooter situation and strengthen their ability to coordinate a mass casualty scene. The training exercise next week will have a different focus than one conducted back in 2010 at Parker Middle School and instead focus more on rapid extraction of victims, assessment and treatment during different scenarios. (JM)