Reynolds Hosts Emergency Active Shooter Exercise
Friday, June 14, 2019
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Reynolds Community College Department of Police, inwards conjunction alongside the Richmond Police Department, Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department, Virginia State Police, Richmond Emergency Communications Center, Richmond Fire Department, VCU Medical Center and Richmond Ambulance Authority Emergency Medical Services held a multi-jurisdictional "active shooter exercise" on August nine on the Downtown Campus.
With over 125 participants, the drill began alongside an declaration as well as simulated gunfire on 8th Street betwixt the Reynolds as well as VCU parking decks. The incident as well as thus moved to the Reynolds parking deck as well as and thus within the Reynolds campus building. Reynolds Police Department was the initial answer squad to the incident, followed past times other local police, burn downwards as well as emergency medical services personnel.
With over 125 participants, the drill began alongside an declaration as well as simulated gunfire on 8th Street betwixt the Reynolds as well as VCU parking decks. The incident as well as thus moved to the Reynolds parking deck as well as and thus within the Reynolds campus building. Reynolds Police Department was the initial answer squad to the incident, followed past times other local police, burn downwards as well as emergency medical services personnel.
According to Reynolds Police Chief Paul Ronca, “The drill tested the integrated answer as well as incident coordination of the Reynolds Police Department as well as police, burn downwards as well as emergency medical services agencies from throughout the Richmond area.”
The successful active shooter drill is or thus other of import milestone of excellence for the Reynolds Department of Police, which earned accreditation past times the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC) inwards 2013 as well as is the commencement police describe subdivision at a VCCS fellow member establishment to have such an accreditation.
