Rock County Agencies to Participate in Training Exercise on Saturday

According to a press release from the City of Beloit, the Beloit Health System, Blackhawk Technical College, and several emergency responders throughout Rock County will be conducting a large-scale training exercise that will take place at the college’s main campus and Beloit Memorial Hospital on Saturday, October 22. This training will test the preparedness of all agencies involved and the potential impacts to the health care system. While this exercise may appear to resemble an actual emergency, this is just a drill.

Agencies that will be participating in the training exercise include:

• Beloit Health System

• Blackhawk Technical College

• City of Beloit Police Department

• City of Beloit Fire Department

• Town of Beloit Police Department

• Town of Beloit Fire Department

• Clinton Fire Department

• Turtle Fire Department

• Footville Fire Department

• Beloit Transit System

• City of Beloit Emergency Management