Boone County first responders to partake in active shooter incident training at Food Bank

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

First responders in Boone County will partake in active shooter incident management training from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri on Vandiver Drive.

A Wednesday press release says the Boone County Office of Emergency Management and Boone County Public Safety Advisory Committee are hosting a series of similar trainings.

Emergency vehicles will be seen in the parking lot of the Food Bank, and the Office of Emergency Management is letting the public know that there is no emergency.

“These trainings build on Boone County’s efforts to strengthen unified command and improve coordination among all responder disciplines,” Emergency Management Director Chris Kelley said in the release. “Our goal is to ensure responders can make fast, coordinated decisions that save lives.”