Starting around 9:30 a.m. there will be a full-scale regional mass casualty exercise conducted at First Church of Christ, located at 6080 Camp Ernst Road in Burlington.

The idea is to improve capabilities of public safety agencies of Boone County in responding to an active shooter/mass casualty incident occurring within a "public assembly occupancy," according to a press release from Boone County Emergency Management Department.  Our school buses will be involved.  This is just an exercise, do not be alarmed.