BLOOMINGTON – Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington will be a host location for Operation Safe Harbor: A Full-Scale Exercise in emergency preparedness on Thursday, October 19. Sponsors of the exercise include the American Red Cross of the Indiana Region, Ivy Tech Bloomington, Monroe County Emergency Management, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, and numerous other community partners and residents.
The exercise will provide participants with an opportunity to assess capabilities, plans, policies, and procedures. It will focus on decision-making, coordination, and integration with other jurisdictions and organizations during a tornado. The exercise will test the agency’s ability to provide mass care services such as sheltering and feeding as well as communicating and coordinating across agencies, and to collaboratively assess damage to impacted homes.
Scenario
The scenario is that a tornado hits several areas in Bloomington and Ellettsville and people are unable to return home due to damage and inaccessibility.
Participants
- American Red Cross Indiana Region
- Bartholomew County Emergency Management Agency
- Bloomington Fire Department/Community EMT – Mobile Integrated Health
- Brown County Emergency Management Agency
- Civil Air Patrol
- Indiana Department of Homeland Security
- Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction
- Indiana State Board of Animal Health
- Indiana University Health
- Indiana University Emergency Management
- Indiana University Health Lifeline EMS South Central Region
- Indiana University
- Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington
- Monroe County Emergency Management Agency
- Monroe Hospital
- Monroe County Fair Board
- Owen County Emergency Management Agency
- Owen County building department
- Orange County Emergency Management Agency
- Salvation Army
For more information, contact Isis Chaverri, regional communications director, American Red Cross of the Indiana Region at isis.chaverri@redcross.org or 317-914-5744.
About the American Red Cross Indiana Region
The American Red Cross of Indiana Region serves 6.9 million people in 104 counties in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio through its six chapters: Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Greater Indianapolis (Regional Headquarters). The American Red Cross shelters, feeds, and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit us at Redcross.org/Indiana or follow us on Facebook, Twitter @INRedCross, and Instagram @indianaredcross.
About Ivy Tech Community College
Ivy Tech Community College (ivytech.edu) is Indiana’s largest public postsecondary institution and the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana and also serves thousands of students annually online. It serves as the state’s engine of workforce development, offering associate degrees, short-term certificate programs, industry certifications, and skills training that aligns with the needs of the community. The College provides seamless transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana, as well as out of state, for a more affordable route to a bachelor’s degree. Follow Ivy Tech on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
