Crisis response training slated at Governor’s Square Mall

A full-scale crisis response training exercise will be held at Governor’s Square Mall, 2801 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard, Clarksville on November, 10.  The exercise will begin around 3:30 a.m. and conclude around 7 a.m.  A noticeable increase in activity will develop in the mall area at that time, including the operation of emergency equipment and emergency personnel on site.  There will be no disruption in traffic flow or activities during the time of the exercise, and the mall will be open as scheduled on this day.

Governor Square Mall’s Management offered their facility to enable the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County emergency personnel and the staff at Gateway Medical Center to exercise, evaluate, and coordinate a multi-agency response to a critical incident situation.  There will be a many challenges offered to responding personnel.

The exercise will be set up for a scenario which involves “Black Friday” at the Mall.  As the scenario evolves, it will involve emergency personnel interacting with a large group of role players that mimics a holiday shopping crowd exposed to a situation resulting in injuries and possible fatalities.  The emergency personnel will have to diffuse the critical incident as well evacuating personnel and dealing with the aftermath on scene and at the Gateway Medical Center.

We will provide more info closer to the exercise date as to where the media will be staging. We also plan on setting up an interior area in the mall for the media to be able to observe some of the operational portion of the exercise.   If possible, we would like to know in advance which media representatives will be attending.

Please contact Lt. John Smith, MCSO at931-320-1829 for information about the full –scale crisis response training exercise.