Fieldwork!
By: Carlo Caduff
The University of California Police Department, in cooperation with
the City of Berkeley Police Department, is participating in Alameda
County’s “Urban Shield” exercise from Friday, September 28 to Monday,
October 1, 2007.
Urban Shield, a multi-agency regional training event, will test and
enhance the emergency preparedness and response abilities of local law
enforcement in a wide variety of situations. Tactical teams from
approximately 25 departments across the country, including our own
Negotiations and Entry Team, will be deployed around the clock to
handle a variety of simulations and scenarios ranging from natural
disasters to incidents of terrorism. If you would like to learn more
about this event, please see http://www.urbanshield.org/about.html for
details.
Warren Hall will be the site of an “active shooter” simulation.
Especially in light of the tragic events at Virginia Tech and other
past incidents of campus violence, the University is committed to the
highest level of preparation and prevention possible, and is proud to
participate in this opportunity to provide realistic and valuable
training to so many law enforcement agencies.
Police personnel will begin staging equipment and preparing the
building on the evening of Friday, September 28. At 5:00 am on
September 29 (Saturday) the exercise will begin. Activity will
include role-player movements on the first and ground floor of Warren
Hall, the arrival and departure of personnel and vehicles in Mulford
Hall parking lot, and some loud noises. The scenario will repeat once
every other hour for the entire weekend, day and night, ending before
9:00 am on Monday, October 1.
Thank you for your assistance with this important initiative.
Nathan Brostrom
Vice Chancellor–Administration