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IT A VERY LONG, BUT PRODUCTIVE DAY.  DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS,
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE NOT HAD THE FUNDING TO DEVELOP AND CONDUCT
TRAINING EXERCISES OF THIS MAGNITUDE, AND THE HHH EVENT PROVIDES ALL OF US
WITH VALUABLE TRAINING EXPERIENCES THAT WILL ALLOW US TO FUNCTION VERY WELL
IN AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY SITUATION.  EACH YEAR WE LEARN SOMETHING NEW, AND
FIND THAT THIS IS A REWARDING EXPERIENCE FOR EACH AMATEUR OPERATOR
PARTICIPATING.  I WORKED THE FIRST EVENT IN 1981, AND HAVE LEARNED FROM
EACH EVENT SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING.  OPERATION SHAKY ENDEAVOR WILLIAM
GRIMSBO, N0PNP EMERGENCY COORDINATOR ST CHARLES COUNTY, MISSOURI ARES  THE
SIMULATED EMERGENCY TEST SCENARIO WAS AN EARTHQUAKE ON THE NEW MADRID
SEISMIC ZONE, WHICH TRIGGERED A QUAKE ON THE WABASH VALLEY FAULT SYSTEM.
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