Terrorism Training in Our Town

Terrorism in our county, is it possible? As a sad reminder of the times we live in, Sunday evening Sugar Land police and fire department along with several surrounding law enforcement agencies conducted a terrorism drill. The drill was part of a training exercise that was conducted at the First Colony Mall.

The exercise gave participants training on dealing with a hostage situation. Sugar Land police try to plan for emergency response to any situation that may come up. This scenario could happen here or in any town.

This drill was a joint effort between SWAT team, Fort Bend ISD, Stafford and Missouri City police departments. This type of training keeps all the agencies involved a good practice run on inter-agency communication, response time and procedures.

Since the attacks on September 11, 2001 our government has set up guidelines for law enforcement and public safety officials to work by to establish good communication, resource management and chain of command to respond to a variety of scenarios. National Incident Management Systems is the set of guidelines and procedures that is used at local, state and national levels.

The good news is that our local law enforcement agencies are training and preparing for our safety. This gives residents another reason to be proud to live in Fort Bend County.