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SBSO PARTICIPATES IN MOCK EVACUATION EXERCISE
St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office deputies and members of its Community Emergency Response Team, or C.E.R.T. team, participated in a mock evacuation exercise conducted Thursday, May 22 by the St. Bernard Parish Government’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.
According to John Rahaim, director of the SBPG Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the purpose of the mock evacuation is to give emergency personnel a chance to run through various scenarios and practice what to do in different situations so everyone involved can be better prepared to ensure the safety of residents in the event of a real disaster.
Members of the SBSO C.E.R.T. team volunteer their time during the event by registering members of the community and staging them in the correct locations as if they were actually being evacuated during a natural or man-made disaster.
Also on hand were St. Bernard Parish Government workers, St. Bernard Fire Department firefighters, the State of Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, St. Bernard Urban Rapid Transit, Louisiana National Guard, residents of St. Bernard Manor, the Arc of St. Bernard, and Ochsner St. Bernard Parish Hospital employees.
St. Bernard Parish residents with special needs or those who have no resources to evacuate themselves are eligible for assistance in evacuating should a mandatory evacuation be called in the parish, either due to a hurricane or another type of emergency which might arise.
Residents can register with the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness by calling (504) 278-4268. Information also is available at sbpg.net. Click on Departments, then Homeland Security, then Special Needs Registration.
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