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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.
Still, I will try to volunteer for
Disaster City in the future — and I
think you should, too.
My experience was not the norm,
but if you go, be open-minded. If
you are lucky, volunteering is a mat
ter of setting aside four hours, but I
recommend clearing your schedule
for the day. You will have the option
to leave when your shift is over re
gardless of whether or not responders
have had the chance to practice by
saving you, but stay if you can.
And above all, keep up the posi
tive energy. It’s fun to get the zom
bie make-up and be mock-saved, but
you’re really there so that the task
forces can practice.
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