MEDIA RELEASE: 25 June 2018 – R00132

Members of the Niagara Regional Police Emergency Tactical Unit (ETU) will be on Brock’s main campus for a planned emergency exercise on Wednesday, June 27.

The joint training operation will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and include the presence of ETU vehicles and officers in tactical gear.

Signage will be set up in strategic locations across campus to notify passersby that the exercise is underway.

“We run an emergency exercise every year. Some are more involved than others, but we always partner with local emergency services,” said Rick Fraser, Brock’s Manager, Emergency Management and Life Safety.

Details of the scenario being run on Wednesday are not being released in order to maintain the integrity of the training exercise.

“All exercises are based on emergencies that could potentially happen on campus,” Fraser said. “We try to look at scenarios that are topical, relevant and could, but rarely ever do, happen on campus. That’s why we need to practise our response and test our emergency management plan.”

The involved ETU officers will be practising a certain aspect of their own response protocols Wednesday while Brock simultaneously holds its own exercise.

“Towards the end, they will merge together and become one exercise,” Fraser said.

Campus Security Services will remain in constant contact with the officers while they are on campus.

While the training is happening, the University will also test its emergency notification system on electronic scrolling screens found on campus. The messaging will clearly indicate a test is underway.

Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the exercise is asked to contact Campus Security Services at 905-688-5550 x3200.