A Lucas County EMS Life Squad responds to a mock IED explosion. The Lucas County Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Local Emergency Planning Committee, hosted a full scale homeland security exercise at three locations. The exercise, named the Black Swamp Security Exercise, engaged local hazardous materials (HAZMAT), explosive ordinance disposal (Bomb Squad), special weapons, and tactics (SWAT), mass casualty, and interoperable communications capabilities.
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Members of the Toledo Fire Department and Toledo Police Department conduct triage on victims of a mock IED explosion.
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A member of the Toledo Fire Department conducts triage on victims.
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A member of the Toledo Fire Department conducts triage on victims.
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Officers from the Toledo Police Department try to subdue a "suspect" from a mock IED explosion as they train at the Erie Street Market.
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Members of the Toledo Fire Department conduct triage on victims.
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Members of the Toledo Fire Department, Toledo Police Department and Lucas County Sheriff's Department respond to a mock IED explosion.
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