Mountain Disaster Preparedness’ annual Shake Out

ByTown Crier
The information tables were set up and ready to go at the MDP Shake Out! drill on Saturday morning. Pictured at an info table are Edith Brix, Jim Mettler, and Lynn Voorhies. Photo by Barbara Reese

 

Gigi Kramer goes over a medical kit with the folks that gathered for the MDP Shake Out on Saturday morning. It was held at the Disaster Aid Station at the Mountain Resource Center, one of the locations for the drill. Photo by Barbara Reese

 

Following the Shake Out! field exercise, members convened at Idyllwild Fire Station to discuss and evaluate the results. Photo by Barry Zander

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