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Just A Drill: Terrorist Attack On Poarch Reservation
March 26, 2009
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, in conjunction with the Alabama National Guard and Alabama Department of Homeland Security, are conducting a homeland security exercise on the Poarch Creek Reservation today.
The exercise, known as “Dragon Slayer,” is a disaster response exercise meant to evaluate first responder efforts.
The scenario centers on the annual Poarch Creek Indian Thanksgiving Pow Wow with approximately 20,000 people. The situation that will play out will be considered a deliberate act of terror on the reservation.
This simulated exercise is the first ever conducted on a federally recognized American Indian Reservation. No other tribe has tested their disaster efforts with this type scenario. Exercise officials will use this event as a model for other reservations in the nation, according to Poarch Creek officials.
The Poarch Creek Fire and Police Departments, Health Department, local hospitals and ambulance services are joining with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Indian Health Service, Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama Emergency Management Agency and other state agencies to determine what response is needed.
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