“Zombies needed. No experience necessary.”
That’s the bottom line of a need expressed by the Delaware Office of Homeland Security which is planning a large emergency exercise on Halloween.
The Delaware County Emergency Management Agency needs 350 volunteers for the project they are calling “Zombie Exercise” which is being held October 31st at Ohio Wesleyan University’s Selby Stadium.
So far 67 people have signed up to come costumed and made up as a zombie, but the exercise needs a lot more people.
EMA Director Brian Galligher said “We would like to have a lot more volunteers, because we need real people to realistically assess how fast and how well our mass decontamination and medication procedures would work in an actual emergency.”
The EMA wants to make the event fun for volunteers. Participants will get free T-shirts, and judges will award plaques to zombies with the best costumes, best makeup, and best zombie shuffle.
Volunteers as young as 8 are welcome, although everyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Volunteers should pre-register on line.
To sign up or get more information, log on to http://www.co.delaware.oh.us/ema/zombie/.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested the tongue-in-cheek project, but noted that if people are prepared for a zombie apocalypse, they will be prepared for more likely disasters such as floods or blizzards… police actions or national emergencies… real and created. Remember adage of old Rahm Emanuel and Hillary Clinton: “Never let a good crisis go of waste!” or perhaps create one if you need it!
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DELAWARE, Ohio, October 11, 2011 -- On Oct. 31, zombies will invade Delaware!
A full-scale exercise by Delaware County emergency services will simulate a zombie outbreak. Over the course of the afternoon, responders will contain, decontaminate, and treat the zombies to restore them to their normal human selves.
Up to 350 volunteer zombies are being recruited for the Delaware County Emergency Management Agency‟s Halloween “Zombie Exercise.” Before the drill starts, the volunteers will parade before local celebrity judges, and prizes will be awarded for the best costume, best makeup, and best zombie walk.
The Zombie Exercise will take place in and around Ohio Wesleyan University‟s Selby Field on Henry Street near downtown Delaware. Additional elements of the exercise will play out at Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware.
The exercise was inspired by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‟s Zombie Preparedness suggestions (www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies.htm). While admittedly tongue-in-cheek, the CDC‟s Zombie Preparedness suggestions put forth the valid point that if people are prepared for a zombie apocalypse, they will be prepared for more likely disasters such as floods or blizzards.
“This will test our emergency services‟ capabilities in a number of ways,” explained Brian Galligher, Delaware County Emergency Management Agency director. “Our responders will be tested on how they assess the emergency, deploy assets, communicate and follow „hot zone‟ protocols, and set up mass decontamination and medication stations.”
The zombie scenario was chosen largely to attract a large number of volunteer participants, Galligher said. He said past simulations of industrial, rail, and vehicle accidents have lacked large numbers of victims because it has been difficult to recruit volunteers.
“We want everyone to have fun with this,” Galligher said. The Zombie Exercise also will serve to remind residents to be prepared for emergencies – get a kit (w/ water, non-perishable food, flashlights, batteries, etc.), make a plan, and be prepared! Zombies must be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 31. For more details, log on to the Zombie Exercise page at www.co.delaware.oh.us/ema/zombie
Delaware County Zombie Exercise.pdf
By: Lauren Evans - Published: October 23, 2011 – h/t to Jean Stoner
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