The American Red Cross of the Indiana Region, Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington, Monroe County Emergency Management and numerous partners are sponsoring a full-scale exercise on Thursday, October 19, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington and Monroe County Fairgrounds. 

The exercise will provide participants with an opportunity to assess capabilities, plans, policies, and procedures. It will focus on decision-making, coordination and integration with other jurisdictions/organizations during a tornado. The exercise will test the agency’s ability to provide mass care services, such as sheltering and feeding as well as communication and coordination across agencies and collaboratively assessment of damage to impacted homes.

Scenario
The scenario is that a tornado hits several areas in Bloomington and Ellettsville and people are unable to return home due to damage and inaccessibility.

Participants
Various agencies and organizations will take part in this exercise, including the ones listed below:

• _{American Red Cross Indiana Region}
• _{Bartholomew County Emergency Management Agency}
• _{Bloomington Fire}
• _{Department/Community EMT - Mobile Integrated Health}
• _{Brown County Emergency Management Agency}
• _{Civic Air Patrol}
• _{Indiana Department of Homeland Security}
• _{Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction}
• _{Indiana State Board of Animal Health} 
• _{Indiana University Health}
• _{Indiana University Emergency Management}
• _{Indiana University Health Lifeline EMS South Central Region}
• _{Indiana University}
• _{Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington}
• _{Monroe County Emergency Management Agency}
• _{Monroe Hospital}
• _{Monroe County Fair Board}
• _{Owen County Emergency Management Agency}
• _{Owen County Building Department}
• _{Orange County Emergency Management Agency} 
• _{Salvation Army}
   

For more information, please contact Isis Chaverri via email: isis.chaverri@redcross.org or by phone: 317-914-5744.

About the American Red Cross Indiana Region:
The American Red Cross of Indiana Region serves 6.9 million people in 104 counties in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio through its six chapters: Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Greater Indianapolis (Regional Headquarters). The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit us at Redcross.org/Indiana or follow us on Facebook, Twitter @INRedCross and Instagram @indianaredcross.