April 22, 2008

Tabletop exercise tests VCU homeland security and emergency preparedness students

Students in the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness program participated in a daylong tabletop exercise to test their ability to coordinate an emergency response

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Students in VCU’s Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (HSEP) program participated in a daylong tabletop exercise to test their ability to coordinate a response in the areas of emergency management, intelligence fusion, firefighting, external affairs, public safety, and public health and medical resources. Mentors, including representatives from VCU and Henrico County, worked with the students and offered feedback. Photo by Mike Porter, University Communications and Public Relations.
Students in VCU’s Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (HSEP) program participated in a daylong tabletop exercise to test their ability to coordinate a response in the areas of emergency management, intelligence fusion, firefighting, external affairs, public safety, and public health and medical resources. Mentors, including representatives from VCU and Henrico County, worked with the students and offered feedback. Photo by Mike Porter, University Communications and Public Relations.


Senior Andrew Campo, senior Karan Singh, Associate Professor William Parrish and Henrico County Fire Battalion Chief Mike Cox react to a new development in the exercise. L-3 Communications Services Group, a communications and surveillance products and services company, supported the exercise with its modeling and simulation software to help students manage regional emergency response assets as they established police road blocks, coordinated evacuations and directed fire and EMS response. Photo by Mike Porter, University Communications and Public Relations
Senior Andrew Campo, senior Karan Singh, Associate Professor William Parrish and Henrico County Fire Battalion Chief Mike Cox react to a new development in the exercise. L-3 Communications Services Group, a communications and surveillance products and services company, supported the exercise with its modeling and simulation software to help students manage regional emergency response assets as they established police road blocks, coordinated evacuations and directed fire and EMS response. Photo by Mike Porter, University Communications and Public Relations