ASU is conducting a full-scale emergency response exercise Thursday at Grady Gammage Auditorium.
Between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., community members will see an increase in emergency personnel including police units, fire trucks and ambulances on ASU’s Tempe campus. The goal of this exercise is to test the university’s ability to coordinate with local partners in the event of a multiple casualty-incident.
“These exercises are essential to ensuring our teams are ready to respond quickly and effectively during a real emergency,” said Matthew Melendez, emergency management coordinator with the Office of Enterprise Risk and Resilience Management. “By training together under realistic conditions, we strengthen our preparedness and reinforce our commitment to keeping our campus community safe.”
ASU conducts training exercises of this scale on a regular basis to enhance coordination with municipal partners and to continually refine emergency procedures.
Normal campus operations will continue during the exercise, and the university appreciates the community’s patience and understanding as this important preparedness work is carried out.
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