AT&T, County hazmat team to conduct drill

AT&T’s Network Disaster Recovery organization will conduct a joint hazmat drill on Aug. 2.

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AT&T’s Network Disaster Recovery organization and the Lake County Hazardous Materials Team will conduct a joint hazmat drill on Aug. 2 at the AT&T network facility in Willoughby.

The objective of the drill, according to an AT&T news release, is to prepare connected customers and demonstrate examples of the technology and practices AT&T uses to ensure quick recovery of communications after disaster strikes.

The NDR Special Operations (hazmat) team will deploy one of its new hazmat response vehicles to the AT&T network facility located at 38043 Third St. The training drill runs from 9 a.m. to noon.

During the building entries, team members will practice damage assessments and checks of the environmental conditions in the generator room and cable vault. Response teams with AT&T and the Lake County Hazardous Materials Team will don full personal protective equipment designed for a hazmat incident (Level A hazmat suits), the release stated. Emergency responders will perform drills that will test the emergency response plans for both AT&T AT&T’s Network Disaster Recovery Special Operations (hazmat) team will deploy one of its new response vehicles to the AT&T network facility located at 38043 Third St. in Willoughby on Aug. 2. The training drill runs from 9 a.m. to noon.

and local Lake County fire departments.

“By performing these exercises together, the Lake County Hazardous Materials Team, local responders and AT&T NDR are able to create a general state of readiness in Northeast Ohio,” said Wickliffe Fire Chief James Powers, who is serving as public information officer for the cooperative exercise in Willoughby. “This preparation is valuable when communication is critical, should an emergency arise.”

The Lake County unit is comprised of local fire departments and safety agencies.

AT&T Ohio President Adam Grzybicki said the company is “incredibly fortunate” to partner with local public safety agencies on

disaster response exercises, adding that being prepared for emergencies is crucial.

“We have invested more than $1.4 billion in our Ohio wireless and wired networks during 2014-2016, so our network is prepared for practice exercises and real life emergencies.”

In its two decades of service, the AT&T NDR team has been deployed more than 75 times, the release stated. The NDR team deployed on 9/11 during the terrorist attacks on the New York City World Trade Center recovered the services of a destroyed network office and provided emergency communications support for humanitarian efforts.

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