FA-HUM Exercise in El Salvador - as real as it gets [Image 12 of 16]

EL SALVADOR

05.12.2014

Photo by Lt. Col. Carol McClelland 

U.S. Army South

"Victims" await medical attention in the triage area on the side of the Panamerican Highway in El Salvador. The scenario involved a school bus colliding with a van that carried hazardous materials on the busy Pan American Highway. The victims were actually 25 police cadets in training and the exercise tested El Salvadorian first-responders' response time, procedures and collaboration with other agencies. FA-HUM, a disaster preparedness and humanitarian two-week exercise takes place in El Salvador from May 5-16. The U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise includes command post and field exercises for not only El Salvador but about a dozen other countries from Central, North and South America. Army South is the executive agent.

• Date Taken: 05.12.2014
• Date Posted: 05.13.2014 15:42
• Photo ID: 1335457
• VIRIN: 140512-A-VY811-0013
• Resolution: 3051x2304
• Size: 2.79 MB
• Location: SV