Franklin County Emergency Management
(FCEM)


Emergency Worker Assistance Center (EWAC) Exercise


On June 17, 2000, FCEM conducted a FEMA required Emeregency Worker Assistance Center (EWAC) drill for Energy Northwest. The drill was conducted in the City of Connell. The Connell High School 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 Columbia Generating Station. Following is a number of pictures that were taken during the drill.


Emergency Workers getting briefed before exercise.
Getting ready to hand out the procedure booksEmergency Workers in line to pickup procedure books and Rad. Instruments
Outside vehicle decontamination station being setup.
Inside Monitoring Station being setup.EWAC Coordinator Briefing position leads before declaring EWAC operational.
Vehicles being processed through an outside monitoring station.Vehicle being decontaminated after being monitored.
Using a portal monitor to check for radiation on an evacuee.



Links to additional pictures
Admin. Office
Emergency Workers' Truck
Vehicles being processed
Portal Monitor In Use
American Red Cross at the Shelter
Inside Decontamination Area
Personal Decontamination Process

Most of the previous pictures were taken during the walk through drill prior to the main exercise.

FCEM wishes to thank the numerous volunteers that participated in the drill, as well as, the following agencies:

American Red Cross, North Franklin School District, ORPT volunteers, Coyote Ridge Correctional Center, Connell Fire/District 1, Connell Police, Connell Police Explorers, Energy Northwest, North Franklin Hospital District, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, City of Connell and Department of Health.




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