The Vicenza Military Community will conduct its full-scale exercise Lion Response '15 May 6-7 on Caserma Ederle. The purpose of the annual training exercise is to test and validate force protection and emergency management plans and procedures in r...
Two members of Vigili del Fuoco (Vicenza, Italy, firefighters) start the decontamination process for one of the many volunteer role players exposed to simulated chemical agents during exercise Lion Response. The purpose of the annual training exerci...
VICENZA, Italy - Exercise planners are in the final stages of planning for the coming annual disaster response drill named Lion Response. This year the exercise will take place on Caserma Ederle and encompass a joint U.S. and Italian all hazards incident response to naturally occurring and manmade events affecting the installation.
Lion Response '15 is set for May 6-7 with most of the activities that impact the garrison taking place on the second day of the exercise. Community members should anticipate emergency vehicles moving in and around Caserma Ederle as well as some impact on normal traffic patterns and parking during the exercise.
"Emergency management is a coordinated effort for the Vicenza military community, involving both U.S. and Italian emergency response agencies," said Shaun Miller, the U.S. Army Garrison Installation Emergency Manger.
The Protection Division handles all Emergency Management and Antiterrorism operational and administrative requirements for the Garrison and Vicenza Military Community.
Since its inauguration in 1999, the annual full scale exercise has tested integration of Italian first responders, emergency services and health professionals with U.S. capabilities for a variety of scenarios.
"There may be situations of a magnitude where we have to work with the host nation to augment our resources to respond to an incident on the installation," Miller said during a briefing on the exercise during the March Information Exchange. "This annual event allows us to evaluate our preparedness under the National Incident Management System and interoperability with the Italians."
While the exercise will test emergency management plans, procedural agreements, and interoperability between U.S. and Italian emergency response agencies, it will also serve to build relationships between the two communities.
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