Emergency Response spent time at the Lake Winnebago Safety Day

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Lake Winnebago Safety Day took place on Thursday, Aug. 26 and various agencies including MoDOT’s Emergency Response (ER) attended the event. Among those attendees was MoDOT ER Operator, Kenneth Cassway.

“The event was informative with many different attendees and vendors like the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, Lee’s Summit Bomb Squad, and more,” said Cassway.

According to Cassway, attendees had the opportunity to look at the grappler unit Cass County uses on the front of patrol cars to disable a vehicle during a pursuit. Winnebago Police Department demonstrated the explosive force of an airbag and the fire department demonstrated rescuing a motorcyclist under a pickup truck. Kenneth had the opportunity to display the Emergency Response vehicle and answer questions.

“I got to answer some great questions from multiple agencies. I also got to spend some time with Lake Winnebago Police Chief, Richard Williams, and some of their officers. What a great department,” stated Cassway.

The Lee’s Summit Bomb Squad had their response truck and mobile bomb robot on display. They also blew up a few watermelons as a demonstration that always grabs the attention of attendees.

Opportunities to be present at events such as these ties KC Scout and agencies like MoDOT and KDOT closer to the community.

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