The Lubbock County Emergency Operation Center trained Wednesday for a long-term electrical outage.
“100 years ago people didn’t depend on electricity. But today, we need it,” Clinton Thetford, Lubbock County’s emergency management coordinator, said.
The training took about four hours, and groups were challenged by a series of questions and different scenarios they had to answer.
“It gives us a chance to come in and work together. If we didn’t have internet access, it lets us look at how we would function as a county government given these circumstances,” Thetford said.
Below is information provided by EOC on this event:
Anyone, any group, or any nation can join this exercise.
It requires no preparation.
It costs nothing.
It works in any time zone and you can begin anytime on August 22.
This event gives organizations a chance to test executive and operational decisions.
It will help individuals, families, and community groups with basic preparations and planning.
Take the time to learn, share information, and improve your plans.
Learn more or register for Earth EX 2018 at: https://eiscouncil.org/EarthEx.aspx
Lubbock County Will Participate in this Event with Department Wishing to Participate, by Reporting to the EOC for the Tabletop Exercise.
