TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - The Leon County Emergency Response Teams will be put to the test Thursday on what to do when a major storm impacts the area.
WTXL ABC's Jada Williams was live this Thursday morning at Liberty High School, where trainees will go through a variation of drills.
All of that training will be put to the test at the Hurricane Disaster Exercise. Participants will be placed into a shelter-like simulation, where they will have to apply what they have learned.
The Hurricane Disaster Exercise for Emergency Sheltering allows new trainees to apply what they have learned.
But it also allows the American Red Cross and the Leon County Emergency Management Service to practice some of their new emergency shelter plans.
In recent months, Leon County School staff have been training to staff shelters, since the schools would act as a shelter location during a storm.
"One of the lessons learned after Irma was having a good cash of people to call upon for help with sheltering is a good thing," said Kevin Peters, the Leon County Emergency Management director. "So we entered into an agreement, the county, Red Cross, and now Leon County Schools to provide shelter staff. They've been through the AmericanRed Cross training. This is their chance to be hands on in a shelter environment and put what theyve learned into practice."
That exercise starts at 9 a.m. Thursday at Liberty High School.
If you would like to receive training to become a Hurricane Shetler Volunteer, you can reach out to the Capital Area Red Cross.
