Top emergency response agencies collaborated on a live active shooter drill at the Los Alamitos Medical Center, authorities say, to practice their initial response to an active shooter.
The live drill was held between 7-9 a.m. on Thursday, said Jennifer Bayer, public information officer for LAMC.
In a press release, Bayer said the drill simulated a scenario based on a disgruntled patient looking for a physician. The primary objective was to teach, review, and practice the principles of ‘Run, Hide, and Fight’ for our caregivers, said the medical center spokesperson in the release.
Local Law Enforcement and Fire will simulate abbreviated responses while not divulging full tactics for responding to an active shooter, securing the scene, clearing the scene for the Fire Department to seek, triage, and treat victims from the incident.
Robert Acosta, a spokesman for the Los Alamitos Police Department confirmed that the department coordinated with other agencies to simulate the emergency.
According to Los Al Medical Center, the invited partners to the drill included personnel from the following agencies:
• Los Alamitos Medical Center (Caregivers/ Security/Emergency Management/Leadership/Physicians)
• Los Alamitos Police Department
• Los Alamitos Fire Station 2 / Orange County Fire Authority
• Orange County Emergency Management Services/ Health Care Agency
• Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
• Lakewood Regional Medical Center
• Placentia Linda Medical Center
• Children’s Hospital Orange County
• Martin Luther King Hospital
• City of Hope Duarte/ Irvine