June 23, 2025 | By Gino Mattorano, Evans Army Community Hospital
Evans Army Community Hospital hosted an emergency response exercise with the 62nd Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) and the Fort Carson Police Department June 17, 2025.
The training exercise tested the hospital staff’s ability to respond to an exercise bomb threat and gave military police and EOD personnel an opportunity to practice their ability to detect, identify and neutralize a simulated explosive device.
Representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also participated in the exercise, along with Emergency Management personnel from U.S. Army Garrison Fort Carson.
Rodney Herring, the EACH Emergency Manager, said he was extremely happy with how the hospital responded to the exercise bomb threat and thanked the MPs an EOD for the opportunity to collaborate.
“Emergency response exercises like this help us ensure the hospital is prepared to respond in the event of a real-world emergency” Herring said. “I want to thank our staff for their participation, and I especially want to thank the Fort Carson Military Police and the 62nd OC for their support and collaboration.”
