Ebola drills held in Coffee County. First responders go through several days of training.. Photo by Samantha Watters.
For the past month, Coffee County First Responders have been preparing a plan of action to handle an Ebola Case if one were to strike in Coffee County. Through many meetings and drills, the local EMA, EMS, Fire, & Police Departments along with Coffee County’s 3 Hospitals have created a plan that includes extraction of the Ebola patient, transferring the patient to their chosen hospital, and safely removing all potentially contaminated items from their team members. According to the Coffee County Director of EMS, Michael Bonner, these drills have allowed an already cohesive relationship between the departments to grow even stronger. If you would like to see first-hand an Ebola Drill held in Manchester last week and to learn more tips on how you can protect yourself against Ebola, watch our all new Thunder TV News Video at WMSRradio.com.
