Franklin County Emergency Management
(FCEM)


Emergency Worker Assistance Center (EWAC) Exercise


On June 22, 2002, FCEM conducted a Department of Energy-Richland (DOE-RL) EWAC drill. The drill was conducted in the City of Pasco. The Columbia Basin College (CBC) was the facility where all the action took place. The drill tested Franklin County's capability to monitor, decontaminate and shelter residents evacuating from areas in Franklin County near the Hanford site. Following is a number of pictures that were taken during the drill.


Pre Exercise BriefingPasco Fire Dept. setting up
Setup discussion/instructionOutside Monitoring Station
Vehicle DecontaminationPortal Monitoring
Mens DecontaminationEWAC Volunteers
Woman's Decontamination station




FCEM wishes to thank the following volunteers/groups and agencies that participated in the drill:

Columbia Basin College and staff, CBC students, Pasco Fire Department, American Red Cross, DOE-RL & contractors, ORPT volunteers, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Washington State Department of Health and all the individual volunteers that participated.




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