(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Members of the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), West Region OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), and West Region OPP In-Service Training (IST) are partnering with the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board (HPCDSB) on November 21st to conduct emergency response training at St. Annes Catholic Secondary School in Clinton.
The school will be closed to students as they have a P.A. Day on November 21st.
Emergency responders will be conducting training exercises pertaining to scenarios involving high risk situations including active attackers. Training is planned to commence at 09:00 a.m. and will continue until approximately 3:30 p.m. on Friday, November 21st.
Members of the public will notice several emergency response vehicles and personnel in and around the school properties and need not be alarmed.
“Integrated response training plays a crucial role in public and officer safety. Police-school collaboration enhances our emergency preparedness and supports community safety and wellbeing “, stated Inspector Laura Lee Brown, Huron OPP Detachment Commander.