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Units from all over Western Pennsylvania took part in a Disaster Drill held at PNC Park.  Fire, EMS, Police, Rescue, Hazmat, USAR and Personnel from many Federal Agencies including FBI, Homeland Security, CIA, etc.  took part in this drill.   City of Pittsburgh Units responded to a report of an explosion at the Park.  Chief Officers arriving on scene found a Mass Causality Incident involving almost 6500 people. The Initial Commander then requested Mutual Aid be struck for the call and subsequently responded when instructed to by the structured command system.  Mass Decontamination was set up and conducted on the patients and many were transported to local hospitals for further evaluation.  Units operated on scene for almost 5hours.  During the operation at PNC Park, the PA USAR Strike Team 1 was activated and responded to another location to take part in another situation that was more geared towards USAR.

It truly was a very interesting experience for all who participated.  Not only did those who participated get to work with other agencies that they would not normally get to work with, You also got to see the resources that are available in this region to be utilized in an emergency situation. 

Pictures/Story Submitted by: Wes Semple