Hazmat Exercise Starts Blackford County Training Cycle
From the Blackford County Council meeting on November 4, 2026
A recent hazardous-materials exercise began a planned four-year emergency preparedness cycle in Blackford County, an unidentified county official told County Council during public comment Nov. 4.
The exercise involved the health department, sheriff's department, emergency management agency and fire departments. Organizers sent 192 invitations. The official said they learned from the event and intended to build on it in later exercises.
The plan calls for a natural-disaster tabletop exercise next year, followed by a full-scale event in 2029. A tabletop exercise is a discussion-based rehearsal of an emergency response.
Council took no appropriation or contract vote on the update.
Source: YouTube transcript — Blackford County - County Council - November 04, 2026
Some information may be inaccurate due to video audio quality.
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