Volunteers needed for emergency exercise event
April 3, 2019
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will be participating in the statewide Alaska Shield
2019 emergency exercise April 10-12. As part of that, UAF will host a “point of dispensing”
exercise event at the Hess Rec Center on Friday, April 12.
Setup of the exercise will start at 10 a.m. and activities will be done by about 2
p.m. Members of the campus community may notice increased foot traffic in the area
during the exercise.
Volunteers are also needed to serve as “patients” from noon to 1 p.m. and receive
simulated medication (candy) as part of the exercise. Anyone can volunteer for all
or part of the hour-long exercise, which will test the exercise team’s ability to
dispense medication in the event of a public health emergency. No experience or preparation
is required to volunteer, and volunteers get free candy. Just come to the Hess Rec
Center between noon and 1 p.m. Exercise participants will give you instructions when
you arrive.