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/ I VIEWS The Battalion I 4.27.15 3 OPINION CONTINUED Jennifer Reiley As a mock victim, the extent of what I expected was disaster makeup and some calling out for help. But lying down in the bottom of a rubble pile for a few hours gave me a tiny taste of what it might be like to be an actual disaster victim. While it wasn’t painful — all the injuries were painted on and we were supplied safety gear — at times it still felt like I truly was trapped in the small, rocky corridor lit by a few openings above. I would think, “Someone has to rescue us soon or we won’t get out,” only to remem ber it was a simulation and I could leave anytime I wanted. Other times, when I looked down at the fake in juries painted on my, hand, 1 could almost imagine the injury being real and I would start thinking about what I would have used to bind it. Twice, a crew of first responders came and spoke with us, trying to gauge our injuries and the surround ing area to see if they could rescue us. We were placed in the hardest- to-reach area of the pile, sp twice the teams went away to plan a strategy. I know this sounds a bit dramatic, but even though I could leave, the hope of finally being rescued and out of the rubble faded with their leaving footsteps. What I was able to learn from volunteering was how much faith disaster victims have to put in first responders and outside forces. My character was meant to be at the bot tom of that pile for 36 hours. It was difficult to handle three and a half. Without first responders who can secure a disaster area, people would be lost, emotionally and physically. I can’t imagine what it’s like in a real disaster, with the fear and uncertain ty constant. But I was glad for the opportunity to be placed in a disas ter scenario, even while knowing I walked away at the end of the day easily able to wash off the blood and broken bones. Lindsey Gawlik I was pretty excited to get to check out Disaster City from the belly of the beast as a mock victim. After about 10 minutes of getting some nasty-looking fake cuts and protrud ing bones applied by a makeup artist, a TEEX employee took Jennifer and me down to a rubble pile where, after crawling through a tight crawl space and getting completely caked in mud, we sat for three and a half hours. The first hour wasn’t bad. Every time the rescuers came by for the training exercise, they would try to assess our situation, asking how many of us there were and what our in juries were. The first time this hap pened I felt really silly. I’m not an actress and haven’t so much as been in a play since 5th grade. After the second hour, a stiff neck and a close encounter with a cen tipede, it felt like we were actually trapped and my calls for help became semi-serious. The worst part of it was the bore dom. At one point I started singing Jennifer Reiley — THE BATTALION Telecommunication junior and news editor for The Battalion Lindsey Gawlik acts as a mock victim tapped under a rubble pile. songs just to pass the time and Jen nifer had to jokingly remind me that the victim description I was given at the beginning didn’t include an “al tered state of mind. ” After crawling out, Jennifer and I went through the military decon tamination showers. It felt pretty re alistic and, despite wearing a swim suit, I felt open and exposed to the world. All around we could tell the first responders were trying their hard est to tend to us as quickly as they could. Some of the men and women looked like seasoned pros. Others with young fresh faces looked like they may have recently become first responders. Seeing them work with people the way they did gave me yet another reason to respect what these men and women do. I came to understand how impor tant it is for first responders to prac tice with real people — to be able to hear a human voice, deal with a per son face-to-face and practice rescuing techniques on living human bodies. I felt honored to be a volunteer, to be someone who helped these men and women advance their first responder skills and I encourage all Aggies and members of the community to vol unteer at Disaster City as well. Aimee Breaux My experience with Disaster City was kind of the worst-case scenario. I was third in line, decked out in what I call zombie make-up before I got effectively bumped to the bottom of the mock-victim list. Utah Task Force I, the group scheduled to rescue my group, was delayed for reasons out of its control, and I spent four hours in an office doing nothing until I had to leave. Effectively, I was of no use to Disas ter City, and quite frankly, going was a waste of my time. 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