Photo feature: NHS students participate in preparedness drill

Published 12:06 am Friday, October 16, 2015

Natchez High School sophomore and Health Science Class student Cassandra Ford lays on a stretcher while receiving practice medical attention for a fake impalement from Metro Ambulance employees Tyler Forman and Rosa Newman during an emergency preparedness drill at Elevance. The drill scenario was that a tornado struck the port area, destroying a building and causing a chemical fire. The point of the drill was to test first responder’s response times, communication and ability to work under pressure. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)

Natchez High School sophomore and Health Science Class student Cassandra Ford lays on a stretcher while receiving practice medical attention for a fake impalement from Metro Ambulance employees Tyler Forman and Rosa Newman during an emergency preparedness drill at Elevance. The drill scenario was that a tornado struck the port area, destroying a building and causing a chemical fire. The point of the drill was to test first responder’s response times, communication and ability to work under pressure. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)

From left, NFD Capt. Brad Walker, firefighter Wesley Knibbs and Linc Tucker lift a palet off of junior student Jaimya Jenkins, left, and senior student Reyhan Davis, right, while searching through the rubble during a drill at Elevance. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)

From left, NFD Capt. Brad Walker, firefighter Wesley Knibbs and Linc Tucker lift a palet off of junior student Jaimya Jenkins, left, and senior student Reyhan Davis, right, while searching through the rubble during a drill at Elevance. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)

Senior student Dachiana Swearengn, left, and junior student LaDaria Johnson, right, wait with debris on them to be rescued. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)

Senior student Dachiana Swearengn, left, and junior student LaDaria Johnson, right, wait with debris on them to be rescued. (Sam Gause / Natchez Democrat)