Par-A-Dice Disaster Drill

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East Peoria Firefighters load hose onto a fire truck during the annual Par-A-Dice Disaster Drill.

Par-A-Dice Disaster Drill

By: jillpSubscribe Channel: News Location: East Peoria, IL Thursday, Jul 15 , 10 at 5:33 PM

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A parking lot full of East Peoria fire trucks and police emergency vehicles was not actually a cause for alarm on March 16. Area public safety agencies were at the casino for the annual Par-A-Dice Disaster Drill.

The early-morning drill involved the East Peoria and Creve Coeur fire departments, the Central Illinois Emergency Response Team, and Par-A-Dice Hotel-Casino security officers and employees in a mock hostage and fire scenario on the riverboat.

The firefighters pulled approximately 600 feet of hose through the service areas of the Par-a-Dice building to reach the lowest deck of the riverboat casino, and then conducted a search and rescue operation on that level. CIERT officers also swept the boat, looking for the mock criminals, and Par-A-Dice employees served as the "hostages".

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