1. All agencies holding disaster or multi-response drills, shall call such drills to the attention of the EMSD#3 chairperson and MCI committee chairperson, well in advance of such drills. If radio communications are on Hear 1 or 2 The Emergency Department must be notified in advance.

2. All ambulances in EMSD#3 responding to announced drills will respond "CODE 2". (no lights or siren)

3. EMSD#3 request that Fletcher Allen Health Care of Vermont, and the Burlington Airport hold their required drills simultaneously.

It is the policy of EMSD#3 to announce that "this is a drill" immediately after the initial ambulance dispatch call.,

DATED 1 FEBRUARY 1978

REVISED & APPROVED

November 1996