Drill provided opportunity for multiple agency training

( Photo courtesy of JCPD ) Fire / EMS vehicles were parked in front of businesses in the 300 block of Grant Ave. during a simulated shooting training exercise on Friday.

By Dewey Terrill

JC Post

Multiple agencies conducted a joint training exercise in the 300 block of Grant Ave. on Friday. It involved the simulation of an active shooter at Konza Prairie Community Health Center. Junction City Police Chief John Lamb said anytime they can train they will take advantage of it. "Best we could in a simulated, safe environment, not only for the participants such as Konza Health but also for the officers we tried to engage their senses, their situation awareness and their response, and start thinking how would I do this and verbalize it on the radio to the other participants in the event."

( Photo courtesy of JCPD ) Simulation of officer during the training exercise

Lamb said authorities did the best they could to make the exercise as realistic as possible. " I think we did the best we could, some things we can definitely improve on and some things that definitely worked out really, really well."

( Photo courtesy of JCPD ) Authorities remove a simulated victim during a training exercise on Grant Ave. Friday.

Lamb plans to continue these training exercises in the future with other entities, and noted that they are looking for those opportunities moving forward.