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Mock disaster has law agencies
scrambling to respond
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TIMELINE
OF TERROR: Photojournalist Heather Routh
documents a mock disaster drill at the Spectrum,
from the first call at 10:22 a.m. Saturday reporting
a shooting at a gymnastics meet to the capture of
the "terrorists" and the treatment of
the victims. At left, police arrive on the scene.
/ Photos by Heather Routh |
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A "gunman"
sticks his head out the door. |
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SWAT
teams go in. That's Statesman photographer Patrick
Oden kneeling and shooting -- digital images, that
is. |
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The
wounded are rescued and told to step against the
wall. |
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Responding
professionals wore gas masks because the terrorists
exploded gas bombs meant to simulate chlorine. |
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More
wounded. |
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"She's
Black Tarp," says a rescuer -- slang for dead
and ready to be covered over. |
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A critically
wounded victim gets medical care in the rain. |
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One
of four "terrorists" is removed from the
building. |
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Fire
hoses are readied for a decontamination spray. Victims
pulled from the "gas" were supposed to
walk through the water. |
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Two
of the "terrorists" are under arrest. |
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Bodies
are driven away. |
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Victims
go through triage. |
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Will
this victim make it? Simulated injuries ranged from
the subtle to the horrific. |
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