How many people did you help the government kill during these drills?
“How many people did you help the government kill during these drills?”
A couple of dozen, at least. Dropped the corpses in an acid bath to dispose of them. We used wood chippers on the fat ones. All the local cops and firefighters stepped up to help out. Then we all were sworn to secrecy under pain of a quick trip to the Illinois gulag, located in Rosemont in the basement of the Convention Center.
Seriously though, if you ever get the chance to participate in one of these I recommend you do so. You’ll make some great contacts in the local police and fire departments. As I said I got the opportunity to write one of the disaster scenarios, that was really fun.
Having a bunch of kids involved was a real plus as far as training the EMS types. In mass casualty scenarios, such as a tornado, there are always injured kids and those folks told me they can’t get enough training on pediatric cases. So there was a lot of value for everyone involved.
As a bonus I ended up on a first name basis with the leadership of both departments, never a bad thing if you ask me.
Addendum:
The kids had an absolute blast getting “wounded”. If you simulate a penetrating trauma on a 14 year old boy, well, let’s just say they will remember that forever. You should have seen the looks on the faces of the folks at the local pizza shop when we walked in... Priceless. Absolutely priceless.