On Sunday, October 6th, 2024, The Somers Volunteer Fire Department hosted a large scale Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Drill. This drill simulated a motor vehicle accident with a subject trapped involving an occupied full size school bus vs passenger vehicle.

There were 16 ambulances that participated in this training. The first arriving Somers units were met with nearly 30 injured patients. Somers and Mutual Aid units got all patients treated and transported in under an hour.

The Officers and Members of the Somers Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank ALL who participated in this drill, as always it was a pleasure to work alongside everyone. 

We'd also like to thank the following who helped make this drill a success:

🔹Somers Central School District for providing the school bus.

🔹Somers Super Deli for the delicious food.

🔹Somers Troop 228 and Troop 376 for providing the scouts/patients.

🔹Sals Towing & Recovery for providing the tow for setup and cleanup.

🔹Photo credits to original photographers: Lohud Emergency, John Meeker Jr, Brendan Porteus.

SOMERS UNITS:
2441, 2442, 2443, 2445, 244-10, 244-11
E181, R20, U5, U35
8011, 8013
80B1, 80B2, 80B4, 80B6 (standby)

MUTUAL AID UNITS:
North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Mohegan Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Pound Ridge EMS
Westchester EMS
Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Peekskill EMS
Brewster EMS
Vista FD - EMS
Croton On Hudson EMS

WESTCHESTER DES UNITS:
County Car 1
EMS 11
Field Comm 1
U-185 MCI Trailer