April 30, 2013 12:00 am
An emergency situation that involved an explosion in the maintenance basement at the Port of Camas-Washougal offices was staged as part of a drill on Tuesday, April 23. Above, volunteer "victims" John Wagoner and Karina Hankin are tended to by paramedics and firefighters from the Camas-Washougal Fire Department.
Port Executive Director David Ripp and Project Manager Larry Connolly talk to emergency personnel from the Camas-Washougal Fire Department during the drill. Consultant Don MacLardy of Emergency Safety Solutions looks on.
On the morning of April 23, emergency vehicles descended onto the scene at the Port of Camas-Washougal offices. “Smoke” drifted from inside the building as firefighters rescued “victims” who were screaming for help inside.
It was all part of a scheduled emergency drill, but there were many times throughout the event that it felt very real.
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