Disaster exercises, practiced at least annually, are designed to test our response and recovery activities. Ranging from tabletops and drills to functional exercises with full-scale components that involved working with the Kalamazoo County Police Department and the Kalamazoo Office of Emergency Management, each exercise involves a debriefing as well as evaluations by the participants, observers, and exercise designers. The evaluations are included in the After Action Report that summarizes the exercise findings, identifies the accomplishments and the shortfalls, and provides recommendations.


ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Kalamazoo County Office of Emergency Management at www.kalamazooemergencymanagement.org post updates if there is an emergency in Kalamazoo County.

The American Red Cross' disastersafe.redcross.org is a disaster registry where victims can let others know they are safe and well.