Wrangell Sentinel -

The Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) and the Local Community Preparedness Committee (LEPC) is planning to stage its annual emergency disaster drill on the flats of the Stikine River this year.

Janet Buness, who works on emergency preparedness at the hospital has been tasked with planning the drill. Buness said she is hoping to stage a boat wreck on the flats with 30 “victims.”

The drill should take place in late summer, Buness said, and should be a collaborative effort between WMC, the fire and police departments as well as other community organizations such as Alaska Island Community Services an...