School in Estonia's Pärnu County holds drill on responding to a drone attack
Kilingi-Nõmme Gymnasium in Estonia's Pärnu County held a large-scale exercise on how to act in a drone attack. In the scenario, a drone exploded inside the school building and students were evacuated.
Kilingi-Nõmme Gymnasium in Pärnu County, south-western Estonia, held a large-scale exercise to practise how to respond to a drone attack. The aim was to check whether the school's crisis plan is ready for a possible threat involving drones.
In the scenario, an unmanned aircraft exploded inside the school building, after which students were evacuated. Injuries were simulated for about 20 people during the drill.
Evacuation in difficult conditions
Participants rehearsed evacuating casualties in conditions of smoke and restricted access. The exercise also tested how different emergency services work together in a crisis situation.
Organiser's assessment
Harri Kramm, a representative of the gymnasium and the organiser of the exercise, said there is always a chance to learn lessons, so the way the drill went still has to be analysed. That analysis is not yet complete. Still, he said, viewed from the outside, the exercise can be said to have gone well.
