Power failure drill draws public, private participants

Pete Hartmann, hazardous material planning program manager, Eastern Washington region, initiates discussion with a crowd of public and private sector representatives on the initial response and reaction to a massive, long-term power outage hitting Whitman County.

Representatives from more than 50 organizations took part in the Long-Term Power Outage table-top exercise March 8 at the Public Service Building. The event drew from the public and private sectors and looked at how and what operations in Whitman County would be like after a massive earthquake takes out the west side of the state and...