A school bus has collided with a car setting it ablaze. The drivers are dead, and children are trapped and injured on the bus. That’s the scenario facing about 30 Huron County volunteer firefighters and paramedics at a mass casualty scenario in Blyth.
“So the importance of this is just being prepared for any emergency that comes our way. A big part of being in the emergency world, is being prepared for what comes next,” said Huron County Emergency Manager Chad Kregar, who also serves as North Huron’s Fire Chief.
Co-operation is the end goal of this exercise, taking place over three days this week at the North Huron fire training grounds.
Firefighters and paramedics from across Huron County do their first collaborative emergency exercise, simulating an overturned bus, leading to a “mass casualty” event in Blyth, September 25, 2024 (Scott Miller/CTV News London)
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