Police officers, firefighters and paramedics in Joliet participated in active threat drills as part of a three-day conference.
The hallway of the Renaissance Center in downtown Joliet turned into a mock rescue drill for police, fire, and paramedics as they train for active threat situations, including school shootings.“We have a lot of small towns around this city and what this is going to look like in Joliet is totally different from a small town if they have less resources,” Joliet Fire Battalion Chief of Operations Jim Blake said.
“They would come in, the fire department would sit outside and wait for the threat to be neutralized,” he said. “Now with the event of this happening regularly, they learned that while we’re waiting for all of that to happen; all of these kids are bleeding out in the meantime, so they changed their tactics. Police have changed their tactics, they get there—police are going right in after the bad guy—that’s the bravest thing I could even imagine in my life.
Police officers and firefighters told NBC Chicago what they’re doing and learning this afternoon is crucial and critical. They also heard from survivors of the Highland Park parade shooting and the first responders, who were on scene that day.
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