Photo Gallery: Fire Department Mass Casualty Training
The Evanston Fire Department has spent three days this week simulating car accidents.
Evanston firefighters have spent the past three days simulating their response to a seven-victim car accident as part of the Evanston Fire Department’s ‘mass casualty training’. The training, which took place at the recycling center at 2222 Oakton St., aimed to teach firefighters how to best respond to any incident where multiple people are injured. Though a car crash simulation was used in the training exercise, Evanston Fire Department Division Chief Dwight Hohl said firefighters were taught techniques that could be used in natural disasters, train wrecks, stage collapses and other similar situations. Stay up to date on the latest Evanston news by signing up for our free morning newsletter. The training reinforced some techniques, such …
