Jacksonville Disaster Drill

JACKSONVILLE — What would you do if a mass shooting occurred near your home or business? The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) of Cherokee County would like for you to consider this as a possibility. On Thursday, November 4, the CERT will be conducting a community disaster drill involving a mass shooting. This will only be a drill – not a true event.

The drill will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Sadler’s at the Landmark. The scenario will be a mass shooting with fatalities at the scene, and multiple victims being transported to Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville, ETMC-Jacksonville & ETMC-Rusk. There will be various authorities at the scene (i.e. Jacksonville Police Department & SWAT Team, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department & SWAT Team, Jacksonville Fire Department, multiple emergency vehicles, and other emergency responders).

Officials say it is very important to keep unnecessary traffic to a minimum, so they’re asking you to inform your family and/or employees not to approach that area during the drill. The drill will be announced again on KTBB as it draws closer. The City’s Code Red Alert will also notify the community on the evening of November 3rd of the drill.