Oregon Live
OREGON CITY, Ore. — Forest Grove Fire & Rescue and Forest Grove Police trained for an active-shooter scenario Friday morning, eerily similar to an actual shooting that took place in Oregon City over the weekend.
During the roughly two-hour drill, Forest Grove fire and police personnel responded to a mock scenario in which a person was shooting inside a building and several victims needed medical attention. In the Oregon City incident, which left a reserve officer and his alleged shooter dead, firefighters were responding to a fire when the suspect fired on an officer.
Friday’s training took place at the former Times-Litho building, owned by the city of Forest Grove, on Pacific Avenue between A and B streets. Dave Nemeyer, spokesman for Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, said the departments aim to do a joint training at least once a year. Cornelius and Forest Grove fire departments sent a total of three fire engines to the training. Approximately 15 firefighters, 5 police officers, along with command staff and volunteers participated, Nemeyer said.
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