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Ivy Tech prepares for disasters

More than 80 Ivy Tech students are preparing for a disaster situation.

Those in the nursing program participated in a mock factory acid-spill, Tuesday.

Ivy Tech is designated as an alternative care site in case of an emergency.

This is the first time the students have done a mock event on campus.  They usually go to off-campus sites.

Ivy Tech is designated as an alternative care location in case of a disaster.

Program planner Jessica Jaeger says the goal is not only to teach the students what to do and how to handle that type of event, but also prepare the entire campus.

She is pleased with how the students responded.

Underclassmen played the role of victims and about 25 upperclassmen were the care givers.

The nursing program does a mock drill every semester, partnering with the Medical Reserve Corps.

Jaeger says the situations vary and in the past have included campus shootings and zombie attacks.