Emergency responders work through a simulated three-vehicle crash during a multi-department mass casualty drill Oct. 1 near the Highway 34 and 281 junction. The exercise brought together area fire departments, ambulance services, law enforcement, hospital and nursing home staff and dispatchers to practice coordinating their response to a complex emergency. (KRISTI HINE / TRUE DAKOTAN)
Lights, sirens and emergency vehicles converged near the Highway 34 and 281 junction Thursday evening, but this time, the chaos was carefully planned.
A multi-department mass casualty drill Oct. 1 brought together the Wessington Springs, Alpena and Woonsocket fire departments; Jerauld and Sanborn county ambulance services and law enforcement; South Dakota Highway Patrol; Avera Weskota Memorial Hosp…
