Shawano County Emergency Management will host an active shooter exercise from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.
The exercise will begin at Shawano City Hall and will expand to include Zion Lutheran Church and ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano.
The exercise will simulate the coordination, command and control response to an active shooter scenario at a local school. The exercise also provides a training opportunity for local emergency response agencies to practice their skills in a nonlife-threatening environment.
Exercise participants include members from the following agencies: Shawano County Emergency Management, health department, sheriff’s office, administration, technology services and coroner; Shawano police, public works and parks and recreation; Stockbridge-Munsee Police Department; ThedaCare Medical Center-Shawano; Shawano Area Fire Department; Shawano Ambulance; Shawano School District; American Red Cross; Wisconsin Emergency Management; Menominee County Emergency Management; and North Central Regional Planning Commission.
Exercise observers include representatives from Gresham, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Menominee County Sheriff’s Office and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
During the exercise, residents can expect to see additional first responders at the exercise locations. The exercise does not involve students and will not impact school operations.