Disaster drill draws 200 personnel to Harper
More than 200 firefighters and police officers take part in a massive mock disaster exercise Wednesday afternoon on Harper College’s main campus in Palatine. About 100 volunteer victims faked injuries in the drill, which lasted several hours and involved nearly two dozen area fire departments and fire protection districts. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security funded the simulation.
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