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ORG WHAT’S COMING UP: MAY: 26 - Music Matters - 7:00 p.m. 27 - Music Matters - 3:00 p.m. JUNE: 4 - Siuslaw School District Spring Band Concert Monday, 7:00 p.m 5 - Siuslaw School District Spring Choir Concert Tuesday, 7:00 p.m 7 - Coastal Fitness Gymnastics Spring Show Th ursday, 6:30 p.m. 8,9, 10 & 15,16,17 Last Resort Players presents “ A Nice Family Gathering “ Fridays and Saturdays 7:00 p.m Sundays 2:00 p.m 11- Living Trust Seminar Monday, 10:30 a.m , 2:30 p.m and 6:30 p.m 13 - Concealed Weapons Permit Class Wednesday, 1:00 p.m and 6:00 p.m 20 -Governors Marketplace Wednesday, 7:30 a.m – 1:00 p.m 22-Florence Area Community Coalition (FACC) presents Aging In Place Friday, 9:45 a.m Doors Open 30 -FRAA Big Wave Poetry Fest Saturday, 6:30 p.m Operation Emerald Shield training was not only designed for the education of individual EMTs and officers, but also for the organizations they repre- sent. WLAD Operations Chief Matt House was the coordinator for Operation Emerald Shield and his analysis from the three- hour long exercise was positive in both of these areas. “During the planning for the violent incident exercise on May 23, EMS, fire, police and PeaceHealth planned for specif- ic objectives that were realistic to achieve. These trainings are imperative to test agency capa- bilities, performance, identify strengths and identify areas needing improvement,” House said. Reviews of previous violent shooter situations have discov- ered that communication and coordination between different support organizations can be an impediment to successfully countering an aggressive or vi- olent individual. “WLAD and SVFR focused on National Fire Protection Associations standards as their primary objectives. Those are scene management, resource utilization, triage, treatment and transport of patient. FPD focused on their strategies and tactics for scene manage- ment and protection for EMS/ fire personnel responding to Active Violent Incidents and PeaceHealth employees focused on Internal Hospital Incident Command System and patient surge capabilities,” House said. Perhaps the most critical part of any attempt to thwart an ac- tive shooter is the response of law enforcement officers. These men and women have the un- enviable job of entering a po- tentially deadly situation, eval- uating that situation and taking action to eliminate the threat to PORT from page 1A She continued, “Some peo- ple came to me and said, ‘We’ve got to do something about the port.’ I hardly even S urfside Restaurant PRESENTS N ew Breakfast Highlights Pancake & French Toast Bar Eggs and More Classics Healthy Notes PHOTOS BY MARK BRENNAN/SIUSLAW NEWS While Florence Police Department cleared the building during Wednesday’s Operation Emerald Shield training, EMTs from Western Lane Ambulance and Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue treated injured victims and trans- ported them to waiting staff at PeaceHealth Peace Harbor. the public. Actions must be taken quick- ly and efficiently to deter or eliminate the danger posed by a violent individual. House has nothing but praise for the performance of people involved in Wednesday’s drill. “Florence police officers in- volved in the exercise demon- strated quick, proficient scene management and safety for all providers,” House said. “From the time FPD had cleared the building and provided warm force coverage, rescue task force teams had the first critical pa- tient transported from the scene in six minutes.” He added, “EMS/fire pro- ficiently identified the most critically injured patients and had them transported from the scene immediately. This was an excellent example of working together for optimal outcomes.” FPD Commander John Pitch- er also felt the exercise was valu- able from both an organization- al and individual perspective. “The police portion of the ex- ercise went well,” Pitcher said. “Our part dealt with an active threat with injuries. We were able to test our response, entry, communication, securing the area and locating the threat. Our officers were tested on identifying and securing an area where medical personnel could provide emergency treatment to the injured as well as work- ing with the other responding agencies. Our Communica- tions Center was also tested on its ability to communicate and react with all the responding agencies as well as tracking/ documenting the incident.” One element of the training required responders from Flor- ence to deal with a situation while assistance from agencies from other municipalities were unable to join in addressing the emergency. “A total of 17 patients were transported from the exercise scene in 43 minutes to Peace- Harbor Hospital and Peace- Health Walk-In clinic,” House said. “Regionally, we needed to test the capabilities of what can be managed independently in our area without additional re- sources or assistance.” This was an area of particular interest to the leadership teams from all of Emerald Shields par- ticipants. “The last important part of this exercise was the fact that it provided participating agencies a foundation for upcoming ex- ercises,” House said. “The goal is to annually surge our area with multi-casualty incidents, to bet- ter prepare for those low-fre- quency, high-risk events.” When asked to give an overall evaluation for Operation Em- erald Shield, House was very positive in his assessment of the training. “As the Master Controller of the exercise, I was extreme- ly happy with everyone’s par- ticipation in the exercise and in treating the training as if it were a real time event. … Things went well and all of the organizations participating gained valuable information on ways to improve performance in these types of situations,” he said. knew where the port was. I was free and had the time, and I like politics. I felt that maybe I could do something for the community.” One of Rickard’s primary re- sponsibilities on the commis- sion was outreach, presenting the views of the port to various entities across the city, county and state. She regularly attend- ed meetings of Florence City Council, Siuslaw Watershed Council, the Lane Area Com- mission on Transportation and the Lane Council of Govern- ments. “I did what I needed to do,” Rickard said. “I wish them well, and I appreciate the op- portunity to serve my five years.” Of Rickard, Meyer said, “I just wanted to go on record to thank her for her service. She had her own perspective, and I think it was important to hear that perspective.” Applications to fill Rickard’s position, as well as Hunting- ton’s, will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 15, when the commission will then in- terview applicants. The terms will expire June 30, 2019, at which time an elected succes- sor will be seated. Applications can be found online at portofsiusalw.com or by calling 541-997-3426. In other news from the meeting, Huntington gave an update on the attempt to sell the port’s 40-acre industrial park, property within the Pa- cific View Business Park off Kingwood Street. The proper- ty is currently being listed by Coldwell Banker. “They filed a few inquiries, but there really hasn’t been in- terest. They’ve done the aerial photography, they’ve sent out marketing packages, but there hasn’t been a lot of activity yet,” Huntington said. What has seen activity on the property is an outbreak of invasive Scotch Broom, which has been encroaching on the property. The port was served with a complaint from the city regarding the noxious weed. “It’s a huge project, but we need to start making an effort,” Huntington said about remov- ing the weed. “As staff time becomes available, we’ll start. 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