A campus-wide disaster drill for Loma Linda University Health is scheduled for Thursday, April 25. The drill for the university will be from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 and conclude with a wrap-up session, while medical center and the incident commands will continue until the drill suspends at approximately 11:00 a.m.
“The MC and LLU disaster drill and training teams are leading the effort for timelines and drill and all areas have the opportunity to participate,” says Brett McPherson, emergency management supervisor for Loma Linda University Support Services. “Those areas that have major exams or challenges will be given the opportunity to take some online education after their primary responsibilities are taken care of.”
Titled “Code: Silver,” the drill will focus on planning and responding to an active shooter on campus. Local law enforcement, Fire, and county EMS agencies, as well as Arrowhead Regional Medical Center will have roles in the drill as support to the event. The primary location of the “shooter” event will be the Del Webb Memorial Library.
“We currently have an Emergency Protocol in our Emergency Operations Plan for Loma Linda on what we should do when presented with an active shooter,” says Mr. McPherson. “We have also gleaned information from those departments and areas that have been struck with these tragic events and lessons learned.”
The campus-wide drill is supported by LLU dean’s council and MC administration through the admin huddle.