Kay County Health Department preparing for public health exercise

The Kay County Health Department is conducting a public health emergency exercise at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the Pioneer Technology Center.

This exercise will provide local community emergency response agencies the opportunity to test plans for responding to a bioterrorism event.

Agencies helping coordinate the event include: Kay County Emergency Management Agency; Pioneer Technology Center; Ponca City Police Department; Ponca City Fire Department; and Ponca City Emergency Management.

If you are a resident near the Technology Center or are in the area, we remind you that all of the commotion is part of the exercise.

Tomorrow other media sources will release similar exercise messages. Remember, this is an exercise.