SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) - The City of Smyrna is planning to host a tornado drill later this month that could become a national model for federal agencies.
The Marietta Daily Journal (https://bit.ly/1lkStFl ) reports the city is working with a local hospital to create a joint emergency operations center and the drill is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s program titled “America’s Prepareathon.”
During the drill, hospital administrators and local emergency responders will simulate a tornado hitting a wing of the hospital and patients needing to be evacuated from the building.
The public-private partnership between the city and Emory-Adventist hospital is expected to allow the city and the facility to consolidate effort and share resources.
The drill is scheduled for Friday at noon.
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Information from: Marietta Daily Journal, https://mdjonline.com/
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