Safety Training Happening at Copley High Today

The trucks of four area fire departments will be driving to and from today and Wednesday for active shooter training programs.

The emergency vehicles from , , Norton and Copley will be there all day, said Fairlawn fire Chief Russ Hose. There will be no students in the building except for a few role players, Hose added.

The fire departments will practice several different scenarios, critique them and then start over either again or with a new setup. This is happening in light of the Three of those students died from their injuries.

Hose has never participated in training like this before, but the schools regularly practice lock-down drills, he said.

"You hate to think of practicing things like this," Hose said. "But it's good to be prepared. It'll be a learning process."