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Northwest Missouri State University hosted its annual Missouri Hope emergency response field training exercise Oct. 15-18, giving emergency and disaster management students and professional first responders practice with search-and-rescue, assessment and treatment of traumatic injuries in the field, evacuation and emergency housing operations. Role players are made up to look like victims with injuries sustained during natural disasters – such as flooding, a forest fire or a tornado – to bring a sense of reality to the exercise.
First responders strategize their disaster response approach during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders strategize their disaster response approach during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders in a Clarinda Fire & Rescue boat practice a water rescue during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders strategize their disaster response approach during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders talk with a survivor about her injuries during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders search a field during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders talk with a survivor about her injuries during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders discuss their disaster response approach during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
A medical staff member prepares tags to attach to victims brought to a field hospital during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders discuss their disaster response approach during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person found trapped inside a structure during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person found trapped inside a structure during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders assist an injured person found trapped inside a structure during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
A first responder hikes a field in search of victims during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
A medical staff member assists an injured person at a field hospital during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
A medical staff member assists an injured person at a field hospital during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
First responders tend to an injured person during Missouri Hope at MOERA on Oct. 16, 2026. (Photo by Lilly Cook/Northwest Missouri State University)
