Tinker Air Force Base conducts bioterrorism drill

Officials at Tinker Air Force Base received a bioterrorism threat Wednesday. But don&#39;t worry, it was all for practice. <br><br>Fire, police, medical and several other state agencies were on hand

Wednesday, April 28th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6


Officials at Tinker Air Force Base received a bioterrorism threat Wednesday. But don't worry, it was all for practice.

Fire, police, medical and several other state agencies were on hand for Wednesday's exercise. The training included a plane flying over the air base to drop a powdery substance.

Officials said the number one issue is communication and for every department to understand each other better.

Head of the Exercise, Captain Christopher Hall: “And what we want to do, uh, is pull in our community partners, and to get together and work on how we communicate, in the event that something like this happens."

Officers are required to practice a "weapons of mass-destruction exercise" at least once a year. Officials said they feel more prepared after every exercise.
logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News on 6 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

April 28th, 2004

March 14th, 2024

December 4th, 2023

September 25th, 2023

Top Headlines

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024

March 28th, 2024