A Chemical Incident/Mishap Response and Assistance exercise is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18 on the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond. 

Blue Grass Chemical Activity first responders, along with BGAD, Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, Madison County and other partners in the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program are expected to participate in this exercise.

Periodic exercises help ensure responders are prepared to handle a chemical event by having the right training and expertise to protect lives and property while making certain the agent contaminated secondary waste is safely secured, stored and monitored.