{"id":276963,"date":"2024-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=276963"},"modified":"2024-09-13T02:33:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T02:33:08","slug":"usag-japan-city-of-zama-enhance-partnership-through-annual-disaster-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=276963","title":{"rendered":"USAG Japan, city of Zama enhance partnership through annual disaster drill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Firefighters assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Japan\u2019s Directorate of Emergency Services run to the rescue of a role-player stranded on the roof of a building as part of a scenario during the city of Zama\u2019s disaster prevention drill Sept. 7 at Higashihara Elementary School near Camp Zama.
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ZAMA, Japan \u2013 U.S. Army Garrison Japan and U.S. Army Medical Department Activity \u2013 Japan joined the city of Zama\u2019s annual comprehensive disaster prevention drill Sept. 7 at Higashihara Elementary School near the installation.<\/p>\n

During the drill, several firefighters from USAG Japan\u2019s Directorate of Emergency Services assisted in firefighting efforts and used fire ladders in the rescue of personnel trapped on the roof of a building and in firefighting efforts. MEDDAC Soldiers were responsible for applying realistic makeup to injured role-players participating in the scenario.<\/p>\n

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\n Pfc. Heidi Lowe, assigned to U.S. Army Medical Department Activity \u2013 Japan, left, applies makeup to a role-player to simulate an injury during the city of Zama\u2019s disaster prevention drill Sept. 7 at Higashihara Elementary School near Camp Zama.
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Zama Mayor Mito Sato said the prevention drill was conducted to confirm the city\u2019s ability to act in accordance with the local disaster prevention plan the city has in place and to confirm cooperation with each participating organization, including USAG Japan.<\/p>\n

It was important for each agency and stakeholder to participate in the prevention training and build face-to-face relationships, Sato said. Getting to see each organization\u2019s response systems and capabilities was a good chance for the city to see how USAG Japan and other cooperating agencies work together to provide assistance in an emergency, she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cZama City and Camp Zama are neighbors, and so the drill helps strengthen our partnership and enhance cooperation between us, ensuring our preparedness,\u201d Sato said. \u201cI hope we can further deepen our relationship and build a mutually supportive relationship in the event of a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DES Deputy Director William Peppard praised his team\u2019s excellent performance and emphasized the importance of on-the-ground collaboration with the city\u2019s first responders through the drill.<\/p>\n

The drill helps all the participants learn something new, whether it be new techniques or ways of doing things, Peppard said. Having both the Japanese and U.S. sides participating helps to further build their relationship both inside and outside the workplace, he added.<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Garrison Japan and U.S. Army Medical Department Activity \u2013 Japan personnel pose for a group photo with Zama Mayor Mito Sato and event participants at the end of Zama\u2019s disaster prevention drill Sept. 7 at Higashihara Elementary School near Camp Zama.
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\u201cWe have an excellent relationship with our local communities, especially Zama, to both their fire chief, the mayor, the firefighters and the first responders.\u201d Peppard said. \u201cAlmost on a daily basis, [we are] protecting our community of both Japanese and U.S. citizens who work in Camp Zama.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peppard said it is always good to practice interoperability.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more you practice when something real happens \u2026 both organizations can automatically sync and start working together,\u201d he said, \u201cand it\u2019s also beneficial as community engagement, showing that U.S. personnel and the Japanese can work together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Firefighters assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Japan\u2019s Directorate of Emergency Services run to the rescue of a role-player stranded on the roof of a building as part of a scenario during the city of Zama\u2019s disaster prevention drill Sept. 7 at Higashihara Elementary School near Camp Zama. (Photo Credit: Noriko Kudo) VIEW ORIGINAL ZAMA, Japan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":276965,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=276963"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276970,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276963\/revisions\/276970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/276965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=276963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=276963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=276963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}