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He's the article for what they did in Huntington for this drill. This might give you some info to start with. It looks like it was called the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration so running a google search for this might give you more info. Hope this helps.
Tim
These practice drills are done 2 times a year...always pretty secret..they only people involved are the Emergency Services, military and law enforcement...they crazy things was the small report given after the drill said they wanted more volunteers...how can they keep it secret and want volunteers at the same time...
If this happens in reality...it will be a catastrophie here, no food stores...people will die along the highway...how will they get medical attention...without a plan and the infrastructure for it, we will have refugee camps here like the camps on the Ethopian borders...the difference being these will be our people...
thanks, bailey...you never fail the data...most local papers had a 16 line notice after the drill...nothing that really said anything...
22 counties will be involved in the practice drill today and tomorrow...from Montgomery County Maryland to Columbus, Ohio. Involves the Emergency Preparedness Departments of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
In the event of a major event in DC, a mass of people would be evacuated to the heartland of the USA...via established routes overland. Not much will be seen but a lot of things will be tested...It's only a drill.
Do you know what the route is? I'm guessing Into Morgantown, down 79 then across route 50?
The main route is DC I-270...I-68 thru Maryland ...I-79 to Morgantown...I-70 Washington, Pa to Columbus, Ohio. The idea is to evacuate 200,000 people into the heartland of the USA.
Parallel routes using Rt 40 through Pa and Rt 50 through Va and WV will also be used in the event something happens...the bottleneck of course is getting them through the mountains...
If I lived in the DC region, I would have a 24 hour survival kit made up and ready to go..
This is a 5 gallon bucket with emergency items...the web has the make up of these kits if you are interested...they can be taken by the handle and used instantly...contain some food, lighting, fire making items...see any web site about them...
Only in WV... I'm going to a dance recital in Boone County tonight. Just heard that one of the "star" students will not be dancing because last night she was bit in the foot/leg by a Copperhead.
I figure the chances of winning the lottery are a zillion times better than missing your rectial because of a Copperhead bite.
I've known people to get injured the day before falling down stairs, etc. It's not funny but... !!!! (She is doing OK but, poor thing, gals put sooo much work for months into getting ready for their recital).
Do you have any good "Only in WV" stories? I just love our state .
I read a story about an elderly man who didn't ensure that his outhouse received the proper maintenance that an outhouse needs. One day when he was outside using his outhouse the floor fell in. He could not get himself out and was left standing in his own crap and lye. He was down in this outhouse for two whole days when on Monday morning the mail man heard him yelling for help and rescued him. It was said that the first thing that he asked for upon his resuce was a coke.
Whether this is true or not I do not know, I just know that I have heard this story more than once.
I am a black male I have no problems living in west va In fact martinsburg is one of the fastest city growing in the east panhandle. In fact there getting a hilton garden inn a fairfield inn by marriott revaming the mall and revaming downtown they also have the marc train that takes most of us into dc to work and a amtrac I work in maryland a 15 20 min ridet to work.. and in about 3 to 4 years they will be a getting a metro station that will go into dc. I did not like it at first growing on me daily
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