Simulated train wreck brings out Mat Su responders

Hundreds of emergency workers and volunteers joined in a mass casualty exercise in Palmer over the weekend. The simulated train – school bus wreck tested the abilities of all public safety personnel in the Matanuska Susitna Borough.
Mat Su emergency responders attend to “victims” of a school bus wreck at Alaska shield exercises in Palmer on Saturday (Photo by Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage)The simulated emergency call came in at 1:45 pm on a Saturday. An Alaska Railroad