Finishing Touches Made on Calamityville Phase II

Calamityville® Phase II remediation is finishing up on the grounds. The surface area cleanup is complete and ready for final grading and seeding. Following demolition of the machine shop, the perimeter fence was replaced, thereby securing the entire facility. Environmental contractors are now concentrating their efforts on moving material and equipment from the packhouse and silos.

In the coming weeks they will be clearing the four different levels of the packhouse, into the penthouse at the top of the silos and the confined spaces underneath silos. The windows that were removed from the structure will be replaced with an aluminum-lexan system to create a weather-tight, multi-level exercise venue for the Tactical Laboratory.

The open floor space and stairwells in the packhouse offer a challenging platform for hospital evacuation and field incident command and control scenarios. The buildings' layout has already proven its usefulness in training federal, state and local law enforcement. Clearing this structure will provide additional access to even more practical exercise areas. Imagination will be the only limitation. Stay tuned. There is more to come!

Self Aid/Buddy Aid: An OPOTA Certified Course

Tactical Emergency Medicine (TEM) is a major component of the training that takes place at the NCMR. The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) recently approved NCMR/Calamityville to present OPOTA-certified courses.

The first OPOTA course, "Self Aid, Buddy Aid" (SABA), will be offered Monday, January 23. This course offering is designed for the street officers and SWAT team members who may have to provide life-saving medical care to themselves or fellow officers in an acute situation. The class will be eight hours long and include practical exercise. Instructors will be from the Wright State Department of Emergency Medicine's Division of Tactical Emergency Medicine. The instructors have extensive tactical experience in law enforcement and operational practice from multiple military deployments. Response to this course has been impressive, with the first class filling quickly. Look to the NCMR and OPOTA websites for future class offerings

Fairborn Solicits Designs for 9/11 Monument

On March 25, 2011, the city of Fairborn received a steel artifact from the New York City Port Authority that was retrieved from one of the Twin Towers following the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. The Fairborn 9/11 Monument Committee has been accepting design concepts for a permanent tribute utilizing the World Trade Center steel artifact. The piece is 12.5 feet long and weighs 3,828 pounds. The memorial will serve as a gathering place for future 9/11 ceremonies, as well as being a lasting monument to honor the people who lost their lives that day and a place of reflection. The memorial will be placed in front of the NCMR Training Center at 506 East Xenia Drive in Fairborn. Design submission closed Monday, January 16.