City of Chicago OEMC
The Salvation Army EDS Metro Division's Director, Major David Dalberg was contacted by The City of Chicago OEMC at the beginning of this year requesting our participation with their upcoming disaster training exercise, an "Active Shooter" at McCormick Place. Our role was supporting the Chicago Police, Fire, and other agencies on January 17, 18, and 19 by providing hydration (hot and cold) and a hot meal from our Canteen. Each day we assigned one EDS staff member to supervise a team of three EDS volunteers who would provide this service to approximately 300 First Responders involved in the exercise each day.
Tuesday's EDS Volunteer Canteen Team: Donna Ceglarek, Yvonne Semel, David Byrne
Wednesday's EDS Volunteer Canteen Team: Donna Ceglarek, Richard M. De Leon, Joey Logan
Thursday's EDS Volunteer Canteen Team: Donna Ceglarek, Clay Arnold, Roseann Rustia
Grand Total For All Three Days
- Vehicles 6
- Volunteers 18
- Volunteer Hours 160
- Water 285
- Gatorade 223
- Coffee 53
- Hot Chocolate 26
- Soda 89
- Energy Drinks 67
- Meals 629
- Snacks 1632
- Gallons of Water 10
"Active Shooter" Training Exercise
