HomeMy WebLinkAboutCivil Defense Sponsors Test 1975 Monday, March 17, 1975 The Eagle
Civil Defense Sponsors Test
In an effort to test the
of governing bodies to mobilize Station from Jersey Street to central control room and had
disaster recovery potential of in the face of a major disaster. the bypass as well as portions them work out the problems,":
local government, the Brazos of the Wellborn Community. As he said. '`It showed that if:
County Civil Defense HEADS OF LOCAL an added problem, the tor- something real bad happens,
Administration sponsored a government bodies, utility nados also caused the crash of the two cities and the county
county wide mock disaster department heads as well as a passinger plane trying to can work together."
exercise Sunday. the heads of organizations such land at Easterwood Airport. IN ALL SOME 60 to 100
The exercise was presented as Texas A &M University who THE EXERCISE also persons took part in the
on the assumption that three would be involved in the event brought in the services of exercise, which Cangelose
separate tornados had struck of an emergency, took part in volunteers from the national said, "Turned out real well."
the southern portion of College the Mock disaster.
Station and the Wellborn "We guard, civil air patrol, and He said a short discussion
We wanted to test the private organizations and was held after the exercise to
community plus the added mobilization of all key people," utility companies. determine some of the things
problem of an airline crash the civil defense director said. "We used all the key per- that could be done to improve
near Easterwood Airport. He explained that the sonnel as well as the resourses the operation. However, the
Jake Cangelose, civil defense scenario was that tornadoes in the County," Cangelose said. civil defense director said
coordinator said the exercise destroyed a heavily populated "We got everybody away there will be a more indepth
was designed to test the ability section of the city of College from their desks and into a discussion and critique later.