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. _,y of 'ver INFOP, MATION MEMORANDUM FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Pat Klaers, City Administrator Mayor, and City Council Bruce A. West ~~) Fire Chief January 5, 1998 Full Scale Disaster Exercise At this time I would like to inform the mayor and council on the planning for a full scale disaster exercise to be held on April 22, 1998. With the cooperation from numerous agencies, for example: Elk River Police, Sherburne County Sheriffs Department, Elk River Fire Department, Elk River Utilities, Elk River Public Works, West Central Environmental Services, Minnesota Department of Emergency Management, and others, a full scale disaster exercise will be held at the Sherburne County Fairgrounds on April 22, 1998, starting at 8:00 am. The scenario has been written, the planning team is set, and the day will be a good learning experience for all responders involved. I have notified the city of Elk River department heads and emergency operation center members to make the appropriate plans to be available on April 22, 1998, to participate in the exercise. The tentative schedule of the exercise is as follows: · 8:00am Exercise Briefing · 9:00am Exercise Begins · 12:00pm Approximate lunch time for participants · 1:00-3:00pm Discussion and Critique of the Full Scale Exercise Our planning team has been conducting meetings to delegate assignments, write exercise scenarios and arrange for participants for the full scale exercise. I have applied for a grant from the Department of Emergency Management to help offset some of the cost involved with the exercise. I was notified on Friday December 19, 1997, that the city of Elk River will receive $1,500 to help offset some of the cost involved in the full scale exercise. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425