The Auglaize County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) conducted a tabletop exercise Wednesday at the Council on Aging to discuss how Auglaize County would handle a potential mass fatality situation. Many LEPC members, local officials and hospital staff attended the exercise to discuss their concerns and plans during the strictly discussion-based training.
Don Jump, Emergency Response Coordinator for the Auglaize County Health Department, gave a PowerPoint presentation on a mock mass fatality scenario in which a deadly disease would cause 330 deaths in the county during a period of 21 days.
Topics discussed included how to deal with mass burials, storing large numbers of bodies, school closing protocol, hospital treatment and food accessibility.
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