Coast Guard to conduct active shooter training in Sault Ste. Marie Aug. 9

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES

08.08.2022

Story by Chief Petty Officer John Masson 

U.S. Coast Guard District 9

Coast Guard to conduct active shooter training in Sault Ste. Marie Aug. 9

August 8, 2022
Contact: Chief Petty Officer Michael McCallum
[phone]
[e-mail]

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Coast Guard Sector Sault Sainte Marie will be conducting an active shooter training exercise at the Sector facility on Water Street on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.

The exercise will involve Coast Guard members, civilian role players, and local law enforcement and emergency agencies and will include the use of realistic first aid measures, live police and emergency services responses, and “casualties” that may be visible from the street and adjacent
waterway.

The work is designed to ensure the readiness of Coast Guard personnel in responding to an active shooter event. Questions about the exercise may be directed to Sector Sault Ste. Marie’s Chief of Emergency Management and Force Preparedness, Mr. Steven Keck, at [phone].

-USCG-

• Date Taken: 08.08.2022
• Date Posted: 08.08.2022 10:33
• Story ID: 426758
• Location: SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, US