Centennial Colleges mock disaster drill simulates extreme heat wave at Morningside campus on Wednesday [Video]

Centennial College’s Morningside campus is set to transform into a high-intensity disaster zone on Wednesday for the annual “mock disaster” event.

The mock disaster is a large-scale simulation that allows paramedic, nursing, firefighting and police foundations students the opportunity to test their skills in a real-life environment. Now in its 20th year, the event has incorporated various scenarios such as roofs falling, bus crashes and more over the years.

This year, students will be responding to an extreme heat wave and tornado. Between 300 and 700 people are expected to take part, some of them in full makeup to appear as victims.

“Professional police officers from various Toronto police stations, firefighters from fire stations in Toronto and paramedics from nearby paramedic agencies come to Centennial College for this event and mentor our students who are acting in the role of a professional from the program they are enrolled in,” said lead organizer Rita …