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City workers learn how to deal with natural disasters

See larger Ashley Wedeles communicates with his team of rescuers. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle

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Ashley Wedeles communicates with his team of rescuers. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle

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  • CERT instructor Jim Nee briefs his teams. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Olivia Ayasun, 10, shows her horrific prosthetic amputation. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Ashley Wedeles communicates with his team of rescuers. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Gene Parra, a meter reader in his regular job, douses the fire pan. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Kayla Johnson, 8, throws herself into playing the role of victim. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Ashley Wedeles communicates with his team of rescuers. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Disaster victims wait in a holding area after being assessed. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Parks & Recreation director Bryan Milk does triage on the victims. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Jack Creedon, 8, plays the victim among the scattered debris. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • The rescuers file out to begin their exercise. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle
  • Gene Parra, a meter reader in his regular job, douses the fire pan. The City of Marco Island continued with their CERT training for city staffers Thursday, holding a drill at Mackle Park. Lance Shearer/Special to the Eagle

You never know when or where wild weather will strike, but it seems to always show up for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) exercises. Thursday at Mackle Park, it happened again.

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