Hundreds of emergency personnel convened on the University of Central Florida campus Thursday morning to take part in a variety of training exercises, including an active shooter scenario.
The regional exercise included practice events involving mass casualty and hazmat situations and an active shooter event — a situation known all to well to UCF, after an attack was thwarted in 2013.
“What we’re doing is exercising not only the law enforcement element, but Fire, EMS and Emergency Management elements with this exercise…we’re really pushing all of our capabilities to the max,” UCF Police Chief Richard Beary said.
In March 2013, the UCF Police Department thwarted a potential attack by former UCF student James Seevakumaran. UCFPD’s quick response is credited with preventing a possible shooting rampage.
