7/1/14 - Nine different fire departments participated in an emergency response drill at South Lyon East High School Friday. The event simulated a gas leak at a public school to test communications and capabilities during a significant incident. Participating departments included Lyon Township, South Lyon, Wixom, Walled Lake, and Highland Township. The South Lyon Herald reports the scenario was based around the smell of natural gas followed by a large explosion in the schoolâs pool area. The departments will apply the lessons learned from the drill to another mock disaster in September. The drill was complicated by a real medical emergency that occurred during the program, which called away Lyon Township firefighters. Organizers said there were lessons to learn about firefighter deployment from that real-life intrusion as well. (TD)
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