It would be misleading to say that Waupun is looking forward to an emergency, but many are eager to join the Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) scheduled for April 25 through April 28.
The event will give emergency personnel a chance to enact a crisis as a dry run to something that all hope will never happen.
Joe Meagher, deputy director of Emergency Management, indicated that the upcoming enactment has its roots in a course that was being planned in Emmetsburg, Maryland. COVID-19 led to cancellation, although it was hoped it could be rescheduled at some point in the future.
Emergency Management Director Amy Haase suggested bringing trainers to Dodge County, which is what was eventually pursued.