Large exercise in Montabaur: Police train in school when the hostage is taken!

Large exercise in Montabaur: Police train in school when the hostage is taken!

In the Montabaur school center, a comprehensive exercise by the police and other emergency services will be carried out on Monday. In addition to the police, the fire brigade and emergency services are also involved to prepare for possible emergencies. This large -scale exercise should improve the use in an emergency.

In the early morning hours, the scenario is initiated with dramatic calls from the state music high school: "Help, here one is balling!" The police react immediately and a group of officers plunges into the building with full equipment to assess the situation. Fortunately, it is a simulated situation that aims to train the reaction skills of the rescue workers in threatening school scenarios.

Operation under high pressure: hostage-taking at school

The scenario designed by the police describes a violent attack: armed people have gained access to school and took hostages. These perpetrators demand money and a escape car and go to the surrounding population with firearms, with injuries and even dead to complain. The extras involved also include actors who take on the role of hostages and, fortunately, can leave the building unharmed. These extras are then looked after by members of the German Red Cross.

The first police officers who enter the building are regular officials from the local office in Montabaur, as the police indicate. These forces would actually be the first to be on site in a real incident before special forces can intervene. The exercise should also improve the horizon of experience and the operations under pressure.

Second exercise and realism in training

After about an hour and a half, the first phase of the exercise is complete, and the emergency services receive a short break to reflect what you have learned. A second exercise is still pending, for which the specific scenario remains unknown. Final assessments and analyzes will be made afterwards to learn from the experiences made.

The implementation of this large -scale exercise was deliberately laid in the autumn holidays. Police spokesman confirm that numerous emergency vehicles in the entire urban area and around the school center will be shown by around 4 p.m., a sign of the importance of this exercise that aims to guarantee security and quick reaction.

For further information on this exercise and its importance, See the report on www.swr.de .