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.