Coast Guard, partner agencies participate in active shooter exercise
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/27/2019 03:30 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest |
Coast Guard, partner agencies participate in active shooter exercise
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SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard, alongside partner federal, state, and local agencies, conducted a full-scale training operation coordinated as part of the Area Maritime Security Training and Exercise Program (AMSTEP) on Saturday, Sept. 21 and Monday, Sept. 23, 2019.
The program is designed to prepare emergency responders for a potential mass casualty scenario by performing and evaluating tactics and procedures.
"This exercise highlighted the importance of the Coast Guard working together with our interagency partners to practice how we would respond to one of our biggest risks: an active shooter on a ferry," said Paul Stocklin, port security specialist at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound.
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