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Civil Air Patrol, Hall County EMS conduct drill preparing for emergency response
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Daniel Dockery picks up a flight data recorder in a plane crash simulation exercise Saturday in Gainesville. Dockery and other members of the ground crew team were tasked with finding the recorder and sending the coordinates back to the control room at Lee Gilmer Airport in Gainesville during search-and-rescue training drills. - photo by HAILEY VAN PARYS
Even after two weather delays, the Civil Air Patrol and Hall County EMS teamed up for a search and rescue training exercise Saturday morning at Wauka Mountain Elementary School. The exercise was designed to strengthen communication tactics and skills between the two forces, as well as practice the proper techniques for the ground crew with a simulation of a plane crash. “This will be an opportunity for Hall County’s first responders to practice and hone their skills in a simulated environment,” said David Kimbrell, director of Hall County’s Emergency Management Agency, in a press release.