Lowndes County emergency responders to have drill on MUW campus

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County will be having a large scale drill Friday on the Mississippi University for Women’s campus.

Starting at 8:00 a.m., the drill will test emergency responders ability to respond to and recover from a dorm fire situation. The drill will also be testing MUW’s notification system and communications.

MUW, Columbus Police, Lowndes County Sheriff, Columbus Fire, E911, Lowndes County EMA, Columbus Air Force Base, Baptist Memorial Hospital and Ambulance Service, Lowndes County Coroner, Care Flight, Dept of Health, Dept of Human Services, MS Emergency Management, Red Cross, and other local and state entities will all be participating in the drill.