Plenty of families remember the chaotic scene at last year's Red, White and Boom, with people running in fear after hearing rumors of gunfire.
We're now less than a month away from this year's event on July 3rd. Organizers and first responders are putting plans in place to ensure the thousands of people in attendance are safe.
It's fun for families -- but for emergency responders, it’s all about keeping people safe. Their mission was put to the test last year, and they're using that as a major lesson. It was almost like a hopeless feeling to be stuck in that. It was bizarre, it was eerie -- just an incredible experience. There was really no time for any crying at that point, it was just sheer panic. There was no time to think," Ashley Mount told ABC 6 following the event.Jodi Keller with thetold ABC 6 that it is vital that the community is aware of the steps they're taking.
Not only was the outline being developed for first responder staffing and surveillance for the event, but experts from local hospitals, like Lee Ann Wurster with Nationwide Children's, discussed real-world scenarios."We need to work with all of the partners to prepare for any potential mass casualty that could come out of this event," Wurster told ABC 6.
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