Mock rescue, disaster planned at GVSU

ALLENDALE, Mich. -- More than 50 Ottawa County emergency workers will respond to a mock rescue and chemical spill on Grand Valley State University's Allendale Campus on Tuesday, June 19.

The training exercise, which media members are welcome to cover, will include a confined space rescue. While the exercise is required for members of Ottawa County's Hazardous Materials and Technical Rescue Team, other emergency units from the area are also expected, including Grand Valley's Department of Public Safety, Allendale Fire Department and Ottawa County Sheriff's Department.

The rescue exercise will begin at 7 p.m. near the Central Utilities Building, on Service Drive (turn left after the Alumni House on North Campus Drive). Media members are asked to check in at the Service Building lobby. Officials will debrief and assess the exercise around 8 p.m. in the garage area of the CUB.

For more information, contact News and Information Services at (616) 331-2221.