On June 27th and 29th 2023, the York County Sheriff’s Office, with the Fort Mill School District, will conduct a York County multi-jurisdictional active assailant training exercise at Catawba Ridge High School. Catawba Ridge High School is located at 1180 Fort Mill Pkwy. The exercise will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude approximately at 4:00 p.m. each day.
Each agency participating in the drill will train on their response to an active assailant/shooter. Agency personnel will also be at Forest Creek Middle School on Whites Rd. Fort Mill for staging purposes.
Multiple police, fire, EMS and York County Office of Emergency Management personnel will be in this area.
Please note that this is a training exercise and the public is not permitted to attend.
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
