GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — In the wake of a deadly shooting at a Texas School, local police say they’re keeping vigilant.
Green Bay Police Commander Kevin Warych says they work with other area agencies to put together plans to respond to the worst possible situations.
“As an organization we prepare, and we tabletop these scenarios all the time,” said Warych. “In Brown County we have a strong collaborative effort amongst all law enforcement agencies, fire, and EMS to respond in a coordinated way, and that means we go.”
He says it’s important that everyone in the community is ready to help.
“It starts with having conversations with your children. It starts with talking with your employer and then with your employees about ‘if this happens, then what?’”
Warych says they’re constantly evaluating and reevaluating their guidelines and simulating various scenarios to inform their response to emergencies.
Police in Uvalde, Texas have come under fire this week after it was revealed that police waited outside the door of the classroom in which 19 children and two teachers were shot for 40 minutes before entering and killing the shooter.
